Southern Great Plains in North America

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The Southern Great Plains in North America is a vast grassland region characterized by open prairies, semi-arid climate, and a long history of habitation by Indigenous peoples such as the Kiowa Apache.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
grassland
borderedBy Central Great Plains NERFINISHED
Cross Timbers region NERFINISHED
Edwards Plateau NERFINISHED
Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED
characterizedBy grassland vegetation
semi-arid climate
vast open prairies
continent North America
ecoregionOf United States Environmental Protection Agency ecoregions system
extendsInto Colorado NERFINISHED
Kansas NERFINISHED
New Mexico NERFINISHED
Oklahoma NERFINISHED
Texas NERFINISHED
hasClimate continental climate influences
semi-arid steppe climate
hasEcosystemType mixed-grass prairie
shortgrass prairie
temperate grassland
hasLandUse dryland farming
irrigated agriculture
ranching
hasPrecipitationPattern high interannual variability in rainfall
low annual precipitation
hasSoilType aridisols
mollisols
hasVegetation few trees
forbs
grasses
scattered shrubs
historicallyInhabitedBy Arapaho NERFINISHED
Cheyenne NERFINISHED
Comanche NERFINISHED
Kiowa NERFINISHED
Kiowa Apache NERFINISHED
Southern Plains Apache NERFINISHED
importantFor cattle production
wheat production
knownFor bison habitat historically
frequent droughts
severe thunderstorms
strong winds
tornado activity
locatedIn Great Plains
partOf central United States
subjectTo dust storms
land degradation from overgrazing

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Kiowa Apache region Southern Great Plains in North America
Kearny County, Kansas isPartOf United States Great Plains agricultural region
linked to: Southern Great Plains in North America
Empire City, Oklahoma isInRegion southern Great Plains
linked to: Southern Great Plains in North America
Woodward County partOf United States Great Plains agricultural region
linked to: Southern Great Plains in North America
Wichita River partOf Southern Great Plains hydrologic region
linked to: Southern Great Plains in North America
Concordia, Missouri locatedInRegion American Great Plains region
linked to: Southern Great Plains in North America
Falls County, Texas locatedIn Great Plains region of Texas
linked to: Southern Great Plains in North America