southwestern Nebraska
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Southwestern Nebraska is a sparsely populated region of the state characterized by rolling plains, agriculture, and small rural communities near the Kansas and Colorado borders.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| southwestern Nebraska canonical | 3 |
| Southwestern Nebraska | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | region of Nebraska ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Colorado
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
rolling plains
ⓘ
rural communities ⓘ semi-arid climate ⓘ sparse population ⓘ |
| commonCrops |
alfalfa
ⓘ
corn ⓘ sorghum ⓘ soybeans ⓘ wheat ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| drainedBy |
Platte River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republican River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransportationCorridor |
Interstate 80
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Route 136 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 34 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 83 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesCity |
Grant
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imperial NERFINISHED ⓘ McCook NERFINISHED ⓘ North Platte NERFINISHED ⓘ Ogallala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesCounty |
Chase County, Nebraska
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dundy County, Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ Frontier County, Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ Furnas County, Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ Hayes County, Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ Hitchcock County, Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ Keith County, Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ Lincoln County, Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ Perkins County, Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Willow County, Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | irrigation from Ogallala Aquifer ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Great Plains
ⓘ
Nebraska ⓘ |
| majorEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
cattle ranching ⓘ irrigated crop farming ⓘ |
| partlyInTimeZone | Mountain Time Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
High Plains region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| populationDensity | low ⓘ |
| primaryLandUse |
farmland
ⓘ
rangeland ⓘ |
| terrain |
river valleys
ⓘ
rolling prairie ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
U.S. Route 283
subject surface form:
McCook, Nebraska
subject surface form:
Frontier County, Nebraska
this entity surface form:
Southwestern Nebraska