USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -They are Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico. The Great Plains also extend into Canada, into portions of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and the Northwest Territories.

Detailed explanation-2: -Within the Midwest are two smaller regions: the Northwest Territory (Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin) and part of the Great Plains (the Dakotas, Nebraska, and Kansas).

Detailed explanation-3: -The Great Plains is the grasslands of the central United States, but precise delineation of this region has evaded agreement due to the transition between Great Plains grasslands and forests of the eastern United States.

Detailed explanation-4: -Great Plains. The Midwest is a cultural region often called America’s heartland, while the Great Plains is a physical region of semi-arid grasslands and deep, fertile soil.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Great Plains of North America is a large region spanning the area from the end of the Midwest mesophytic forests to the front range of the Rocky Mountains (east to west), and from northern Canada to Central Texas (north to south) (Riebsame, 1990).