A common carrier is distinguished from a contract carrier (also called a public carrier in UK English), which is a carrier that transports goods for only a certain number of clients and that can refuse to transport goods for anyone else, and from a private carrier.
Topography is the variety of shapes found on the landscape determined by slopes, elevation and aspects. The topography of grassland ecosystems is a varied landscape of gently rolling hills and prairies, rock outcrops, cliffs, gullies, and low lying areas. Diverse topography is what gives incredible variety to grassland ecosystems. Aspect refers to the direction in which a piece of land is facing. Areas that face towards the south, or the sun, are hotter and drier than areas that face north, or away from the sun. The slope of an area is the angle at which the land lies.
Climate of the Temperate Grassland Biome. Temperate grassland biomes have a semiarid climate and normally receive between 15 and 30 inches of precipitation per year. Much of the precipitation they receive falls in the form of snow during the winter months.ocations of the Temperate Grassland Biomes. Temperate grassland biomes can be found in many locations. Often, they are known by different names in the areas where they exist. In South Africa, they are known as veldts.