USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Great Plains are located on the North American continent, in the countries of the United States and Canada. In the United States, the Great Plains contain parts of 10 states: Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Great Plains (French: Grandes Plaines), sometimes simply “the Plains", is a broad expanse of flatland in North America.

Detailed explanation-3: -Great Plains: The Great Plains is located west of the Interior Lowlands and east of the Rocky Mountains. This region is covered by vast, flat grasslands. These grasslands gradually rise toward the Rocky Mountains region.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Great Plains is mineral and oil-rich, which makes it a center for mineral production. In Texas and parts of Oklahoma and Kansas, oil and natural gas are produced. In Wyoming, Montana, and the Dakotas, coal is abundant. The vast open-pit mines of this region produce coal that has low sulfur content.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.