WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
WESTWARD EXPANSION
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Question
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High rainfall
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Frequent dust storms
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Land eroded by wind and water
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Flatland that rise gradually from east to west
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: The Great Plains are a large plateau featuring grassland, prairie, mountains, hills, and valleys, depending on what part of the Plains you are on. The Plains run in a north/south direction.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Great Plains have a continental climate. Over much of their expanse, cold winters and warm summers prevail, with low precipitation and humidity, much wind, and sudden changes in temperature. The major source of moisture is the Gulf of Mexico, and the amount falls off both to the north and west.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Great Plains have a continental climate. Much of the plains experience cold winters and warm summers, with low precipitation and humidity, much wind, and sudden changes in temperature. More rainfall occurs in summer than in winter, except in some of the northwestern parts of the Great Plains.
Detailed explanation-4: -one of five classifications of the Earth’s climates: tropical, dry, mild, continental, and polar.