Chapter 12: The Great Plains and Prairies

The European settlers had encountered several environmental surprises on the Great Plains. One negative thing about the Great Plains is that they have the coldest winters and hottest summers. The weather is very extreme.

Contrary to many peoples' belief of the land being flat, the Great Plains has a varied landscape.  Another misconception about the Great Plains is that the people all share the same ethnic background. However, the Great Plains actually has many different cultures which make is so diverse.

The strongest images of a place are portrayed in the songs, folktales, and literature. I did not realized that the land influences the work of authors so much as it does.

 The agriculture in the Great Plains is large scale. Instead of having man labor work the fields they have intensive machinery use. The most important crop grown in the region by far is wheat.