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abiotic part 1Temperature is an abiotic factor that distinguishes grassland biomes. Grasslands occur in both high-temperature areas near the Equator and mid to low temperature areas nearing subarctic regions. Grasslands are not, however, found in the Arctic regions near the North and South poles.

Abiotic part 2The second abiotic factor of grassland biomes is precipitation, the amount of water in the form of rain or snow that the area receives. Tropical grasslands receive the most rain out of all the grassland biomes, up to 60 inches a year.

Grassland is a transition biome between forest and deserts. There are two different types of grasslands, temperate and tropical. The tropical grasslands are in the southern hemisphere, and temperate grasslands are in the northern hemisphere.