northwestern Iowa

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Northwestern Iowa is a largely rural region of the U.S. state of Iowa characterized by its agricultural economy, small towns, and proximity to the borders with South Dakota and Minnesota.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf region of Iowa
agriculturalRegionOf Corn Belt
bordersWith Minnesota
South Dakota NERFINISHED
climate humid continental climate
contains Big Sioux River
surface form: Big Sioux River (lower course)

Buena Vista County, Iowa NERFINISHED
Cherokee County, Iowa NERFINISHED
Cherokee, Iowa
Clay County, Iowa NERFINISHED
Dickinson County, Iowa NERFINISHED
Estherville, Iowa
Floyd River NERFINISHED
Iowa Great Lakes region
Lake Okoboji
Le Mars, Iowa
Little Sioux River
Lyon County, Iowa
Missouri River
surface form: Missouri River (segment along Iowa–South Dakota border)

OBrien County, Iowa NERFINISHED
Okoboji, Iowa
Orange City, Iowa
Osceola County, Iowa NERFINISHED
Plymouth County, Iowa NERFINISHED
Sheldon, Iowa
Sioux Center, Iowa
Sioux City, Iowa
Sioux County, Iowa NERFINISHED
Spencer, Iowa
Spirit Lake, Iowa
surface form: Spirit Lake (Iowa)

Spirit Lake, Iowa
Storm Lake, Iowa
country United States of America
drainageBasin Mississippi River basin
Missouri River Basin
surface form: Missouri River basin
hasCharacteristic agricultural economy
largely rural
low population density
predominantly farmland
small towns
knownFor Iowa Great Lakes tourism
hog production
locatedIn Great Plains
surface form: Great Plains region

Midwestern United States
majorEconomicActivity corn production
dairy farming
hog production
livestock farming
soybean production
partOf Iowa
primaryLanguage English
terrain prairie landscape
rolling plains
timeZone Central Time Zone
transportationInfrastructure Interstate 29 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 20 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 75 NERFINISHED
typicalSettlementType small town

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Boyden, Iowa isInCountrySubdivision northwestern Iowa
this entity surface form: northwest Iowa
Moneta, Iowa isInRegion northwestern Iowa
this entity surface form: northwest Iowa
Doon, Iowa locatedIn northwestern Iowa
Inwood, Iowa locatedIn northwestern Iowa
Moneta, Iowa locatedIn northwestern Iowa
Osceola County, Iowa locatedIn northwestern Iowa
Gaza, Iowa locatedInRegion northwestern Iowa
subject surface form: Iowa House District 3
this entity surface form: northwest Iowa
Sioux Center, Iowa locatedInRegion northwestern Iowa
Doon, Iowa region northwestern Iowa
this entity surface form: northwest Iowa
Dordt University region northwestern Iowa
this entity surface form: northwest Iowa
Inwood, Iowa region northwestern Iowa
this entity surface form: northwest Iowa
Orange City Area Health System regionServed northwestern Iowa
this entity surface form: northwest Iowa