Pampas
noun
Large plains areas in South America, especially in Argentina.
The pampas of Argentina are vast, open grasslands that stretch as far as the eye can see.
Often appears as...
- argentinian pampas
- rolling pampas
noun
Large plains areas in South America, especially in Argentina.
The pampas of Argentina are vast, open grasslands that stretch as far as the eye can see.
Often appears as...
- argentinian pampas
- rolling pampas
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Geographic Origin
Remember 'pampas' specifically refers to South American plains, not just any grassland area.
The wildlife in the pampas is adapted to its unique South American habitat.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Significance
'Pampas' carries cultural importance in Argentina, often associated with gauchos and livestock farming.
The culture of the gauchos is deeply intertwined with the pampas regions.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Savanna
Don't confuse 'pampas' with 'savanna'; pampas are temperate, whereas savannas are tropical.
Unlike African savannas, Argentina's pampas are cooler and have fewer trees.
Pro Tip 1/3Geographic Origin
Remember 'pampas' specifically refers to South American plains, not just any grassland area.
The wildlife in the pampas is adapted to its unique South American habitat.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Significance
'Pampas' carries cultural importance in Argentina, often associated with gauchos and livestock farming.
The culture of the gauchos is deeply intertwined with the pampas regions.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Savanna
Don't confuse 'pampas' with 'savanna'; pampas are temperate, whereas savannas are tropical.
Unlike African savannas, Argentina's pampas are cooler and have fewer trees.
Pro Tip 1/3Geographic Origin
Remember 'pampas' specifically refers to South American plains, not just any grassland area.
The wildlife in the pampas is adapted to its unique South American habitat.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Significance
'Pampas' carries cultural importance in Argentina, often associated with gauchos and livestock farming.
The culture of the gauchos is deeply intertwined with the pampas regions.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Savanna
Don't confuse 'pampas' with 'savanna'; pampas are temperate, whereas savannas are tropical.
Unlike African savannas, Argentina's pampas are cooler and have fewer trees.
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Where Is Home? PIPE Pico...
And I went down to the room in which I was to be sleeping. Small but eminently comfortable, it had a bed and a rocking chair and a long desk and even longer picture windows looking out on a small, private, walled garden, and then 1,200 feet of golden pampas grass running down to the sea.
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Where is home? - Pico...
then twelve hundred feet of golden pampas grass running down to the sea and I sat down and I began to write and write and write even though I'd gone there really to get away from my desk
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Last Wild Places: Iberá...
is to be very active. So far we've been successful reintroducing some of the species here, like the giant anteater, the pampas deer...But we are just starting
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Where Is Home? PIPE Pico...
And I went down to the room in which I was to be sleeping. Small but eminently comfortable, it had a bed and a rocking chair and a long desk and even longer picture windows looking out on a small, private, walled garden, and then 1,200 feet of golden pampas grass running down to the sea.
Video examples
Where is home? - Pico...
then twelve hundred feet of golden pampas grass running down to the sea and I sat down and I began to write and write and write even though I'd gone there really to get away from my desk
Video examples
Last Wild Places: Iberá...
is to be very active. So far we've been successful reintroducing some of the species here, like the giant anteater, the pampas deer...But we are just starting
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