WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
WESTWARD EXPANSION
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heavy rainfall, some dust storms, few flatlands
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abundant timber, numerous streams, rolling mountains
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low rainfall, flatlands, frequent dust storms
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lots of timber, numerous streams, flat mountains
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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 contribute substantially to wind power in the United States. The rural Plains have lost a third of their population since 1920. Ghost towns are towns that are extinct or so diminished in population and function as to be virtually extinct.