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The 30 pages that link to Great Plains, each with the reason it gives.

• Dust BowlNarrower topic: The Dust Bowl unfolded across this region’s dry farming lands.

• Continental climateBroader topic: Far from major oceans, its interior location supports strong seasonal temperature swings.

• North AmericaBroader topic: These plains form a broad interior corridor across the continent.

• Homestead ActBroader topic: Large numbers of homesteaders claimed farms across this region.

• Western Interior SeawayRelated: Marine sediments left by the retreating seaway underlie much of this region.

• The WindNarrower topic: The film’s exposed frontier landscape belongs to this larger plains environment.

• Midwestern United StatesCompared with: The Great Plains overlap with some definitions of the Midwest but are often treated as a distinct region.

• ColoradoBroader topic: Colorado’s eastern third descends from the foothills into these plains.

• MontanaNarrower topic: Much of eastern Montana lies within the Great Plains.

• KansasNarrower topic: Kansas occupies part of this vast continental interior region.

• WyomingRelated: Eastern Wyoming transitions from mountain foothills into the Great Plains.

• Arkansas RiverNarrower topic: Much of the river’s long middle and lower course crosses this dry, open region.

• Grassland restorationBroader topic: Restoration across the Great Plains confronts fragmentation, cultivation, and altered fire and grazing.

• PrairieRelated: Most North American prairie lies within this continental region.

• NebraskaNarrower topic: Nebraska lies within the Great Plains, whose grasslands and climate shape its landscape.

• American WestRelated: The Plains form a major eastern transition zone within many definitions of the West.

• Canadian PrairiesRelated: The Canadian Prairies form the northern portion of this continental plains region.

• DenverRelated: Denver stands where the plains rise toward the mountains.

• Francisco Vázquez de CoronadoNarrower topic: Coronado’s route reached the southern plains, where the expedition encountered a landscape unlike the pueblos.

• South DakotaNarrower topic: Most of South Dakota lies within this grassland region.

• Ulmus pumilaBroader topic: Siberian elm was widely planted there and has spread into native grasslands.

• Barbed wireBroader topic: Its open grasslands became a major setting for barbed-wire fencing and ranching.

• North DakotaNarrower topic: North Dakota lies on the northern Great Plains, whose grasslands and climate shape its landscapes.

• Southwestern United StatesCompared with: Its open grasslands contrast with the Southwest’s arid basins, plateaus, and deserts.

• Canadian RiverNarrower topic: Most of the Canadian River's course crosses this semiarid region.

• High PlainsNarrower topic: The High Plains form the elevated western part of this larger region.

• AepycamelusRelated: Miocene deposits across this region preserve evidence of the habitats and animals associated with camelid evolution.

• CeratogaulusRelated: Fossil localities from western North America connect the genus to landscapes that include the Great Plains.

• Geography of North AmericaBroader topic: This interior landscape links continental climate, agriculture, and settlement patterns.

• KansasNarrower topic: Kansas occupies the eastern Great Plains, where elevation rises gradually westward.