Great Plains of North America

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Great_Plains_of_North_America
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geographical region
gptkbp:area approximately 1,300,000 square miles
gptkbp:borders gptkb:Mississippi_River
gptkb:Rocky_Mountains
gptkb:Gulf_Coastal_Plain
gptkb:Canadian_Shield
gptkbp:climate continental
semi-arid
gptkbp:extendsTo gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:hasPart gptkb:Alberta
gptkb:Colorado
gptkb:Kansas
gptkb:Manitoba
gptkb:Montana
gptkb:Nebraska
gptkb:New_Mexico
gptkb:North_Dakota
gptkb:Oklahoma
gptkb:Saskatchewan
gptkb:South_Dakota
gptkb:Texas
gptkb:Wyoming
gptkbp:highestPoint gptkb:Black_Hills
gptkbp:historicallyInhabitedBy gptkb:Plains_Indians
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great Plains of North America
gptkbp:knownFor agriculture
prairie grasslands
cattle ranching
tornadoes
dust storms
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:lowestPoint gptkb:Missouri_River_Valley
gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity oil production
wind energy
wheat farming
gptkbp:mainRiver gptkb:Arkansas_River
gptkb:Missouri_River
gptkb:Platte_River
gptkb:Red_River
gptkbp:notableEvent Dust Bowl
gptkbp:notableFauna gptkb:deer
gptkb:lion
pronghorn
gptkbp:notableFlora buffalo grass
big bluestem
switchgrass
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Great_Plains_Quarterly
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6