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The pampa is a temperate grassland. Climate is typically semiarid or continental of the middle latitudes, with 250 to 500 mm precipitation a year. Much of this falls as snow, serving as reservoir of moisture for the beginning of the growing season. Summers are warm to hot, depending on latitude.

Vegetation is essentially of perennial grasses and perennial forbs and Leguminosae. There may be two or more strata of grasses depending on water availability.

Other types of the same biome have different names. It is called prairieA prairie is an area of land of low topographic relief that principally supports grasses and herbs, with few trees, and is generally of a mesic (moderate or temperate) climate. Most of the Great Plains, most of the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Io in North America, steppeIn physical geography, steppe (from Russian , step is a plain without trees (apart from those near rivers and lakes); it is similar to a prairie, although a prairie is generally reckoned as being dominated by tall grasses, while short grasses are said to in Eurasia, veldFor information on the town of Veldt, see Veldt Township, Minnesota Veld or Veldt is an open area of land, typically in South Africa or southern Africa, comparable to the Australian outback. It is often used for agriculture or mining. The word is taken fr in South Africa.

The Argentinian pampa has a warm, humid and windy climate with a wide variety of native species. Frequent fires ensure that only small plants such as grasses flourish, and there are few trees. Much of the area is used for grazing cattleCattle are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. They are raised as livestock for meat (called beef and veal), dairy products ( milk), leather and as draught animals (pulling carts, plows and the like). In some c, although an increasing area is being dedicated to soybeanSoybeans ( US) or soya beans ( UK) Glycine max are a high- protein legume (Family Fabaceae) grown as food for both humans and livestock. The word soy comes from Japanese shoyu. Soybeans may be boiled whole (in the green pod) and served with salt, often uns.