Grasslands of the World: Interactive Map, Types and Distribution

Explore the types and global distribution of grasslands with the IASNOVA Interactive Atlas. This interactive map locates 38 major temperate, tropical, flooded and montane grassland systems, including the Prairies, Pampas, Eurasian Steppe, Serengeti, Cerrado, Veld, Tibetan Plateau and important Indian grasslands. Filter the map and select any region to learn about its location, climate, vegetation, wildlife and geographical significance. Designed for Geography through maps, examination preparation, revision and visual learning worldwide.

IAS NOVA Interactive Atlas · Geography Through Maps

WORLD GRASSLANDS ATLAS

Explore 38 major prairies, steppes, savannas, flooded grasslands and high-altitude meadows. Hover a region—or tap it—to learn its climate, plants and signature wildlife.

Grasslands of the World Interactive MapA world map locating 38 major temperate, tropical, flooded and montane grasslands, including the Prairies, Pampas, Eurasian Steppe, Serengeti, Cerrado, Veld, Tibetan Plateau and important grasslands of India.INDIA PRAIRIES PAMPAS STEPPE MONGOLIAN STEPPE VELD DOWNS SAHEL SERENGETI CERRADO LLANOS N. AUSTRALIA DECCAN PANTANAL SUDD TIBETAN STEPPE PUNA PÁRAMO HIMALAYA

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Coloured areas show simplified educational extents, not legal or cadastral boundaries. India’s external outline is independently masked over the generic basemap and aligned to the Survey of India Political Map, 2026. Base cartography: Natural Earth via world-atlas. India silhouette adapted from MapSVG (CC BY 4.0). Biome framework: WWF; regional synthesis: FAO grasslands literature.

Grasslands of the World: Types and Distribution

This IAS NOVA Interactive Atlas presents Geography through maps for visual learning and exam revision. It locates 38 major grassland systems across every inhabited continent and groups them into temperate grasslands, tropical grasslands and savannas, seasonally flooded grasslands, and montane grasslands. Select any mapped region to examine its location, climate, characteristic vegetation, wildlife and geographical significance.

Temperate grasslands

Great Plains & Prairies · Mexican Plateau Grasslands · Pampas · Campos & Uruguayan Savanna · Patagonian Steppe · Eurasian Steppe · Puszta · Mongolian–Manchurian Steppe · Veld / Highveld · Australian Downs & Mitchell Grasslands · Canterbury–Otago Tussocklands

Tropical / savanna grasslands

Sahel Grasslands · Sudanian & Guinean Savannas · Serengeti–Maasai Savanna · Miombo Savannas · Kalahari & Bushveld Savannas · Cerrado · Llanos · Gran Sabana & Guianan Savannas · Northern Australian Savannas · Indochina Dry Savannas · Deccan Savannas & Semi-arid Grasslands · Banni Grasslands

Flooded grasslands

Pantanal Flooded Grasslands · Sudd Flooded Grasslands · Okavango Flooded Grasslands · Inner Niger Delta Grasslands · Zambezian Flooded Grasslands · Everglades Sawgrass Marsh · Terai–Duar Savannas

Montane grasslands

Tibetan Plateau Steppe · Puna & Altiplano Grasslands · Páramo · Ethiopian Highlands Grasslands · Drakensberg–Maloti Grasslands · Himalayan Alpine Meadows · Shola Grasslands · East African Montane Grasslands

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