GENERAL GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Great Plains lie between the Rio Grande in the south and the delta of the Mackenzie River at the Arctic Ocean in the north and between the Interior Lowland and the Canadian Shield on the east and the Rocky Mountains on the west.

Detailed explanation-2: -Prairies are enormous stretches of flat grassland with moderate temperatures, moderate rainfall, and few trees. When people talk about the prairie, they are usually referring to the golden, wheat-covered land in the middle of North America.

Detailed explanation-3: -The definition of the Great Plains is debated. Typically, it refers to the territory from Montana to Minnesota and down to New Mexico and Texas. In this study, a 12-state area is used, including Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Great Plains (French: Grandes Plaines), sometimes simply “the Plains", is a broad expanse of flatland in North America. It is located west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains, much of it covered in prairie, steppe, and grassland.

Detailed explanation-5: -Despite its name, the Great Plains region is not entirely flat, changing in elevation from 1830 meters (6000 feet) on its western edge to 460 meters (1500 feet) on its eastern edge.