grassland (also grasslands plural) pradera, pastizal: As the afternoon turned to dusk, we found the perfect campsite, some flat grassland sheltered by a belt of fir trees.

plateau - tableland - plain

plateau /ˈplætəʊ, plætˈəʊ/ (plural plateaus/plateaux) meseta: It was a featureless big plateau and I arrived on it in a blizzard. ^ Spain has a high central plateau.

tableland meseta [in the shape of a table]: In my area, the coyotes that live on the tableland get shot at all the time from the roads.

plain llanura, planicie: Indians living in the Great Plains ^ the vast plains

prairie /ˈpreəri/ pradera [in North America]: As the notes of the bugle rose over the prairie, the line of cavalry kicked their horses into a trot.

steppe /step/ (also the steppes plural) estepa: the Russian steppes

pampas /ˈpæmpəs/ pampas [in South America]: There is a different word for everything here. They call the plains “the pampas”, and they call cowboys “gauchos”.

savannah /səˈvænə/ (also savanna) sabana: Grasses are the dominant plants of the savannah. ^ Lions live in the savanna.

veld /velt/ (also veldt) sabana, pradera [in South Africa]: the vastness of the veld

taiga /ˈtaɪgə/ taiga: The taiga is commonly covered with lichen.

tundra /ˈtʌndrə/ tundra: the latitudes of the tundra