Prairies

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geographical region grassland ecosystem

The Prairies are a vast North American grassland region characterized by open plains, fertile farmland, and a continental climate.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
North American interior grasslands 1
Plains 1
Prairies canonical 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
grassland ecosystem ⓘ
agriculturalProduct barley ⓘ
canola ⓘ
corn ⓘ
wheat ⓘ
biodiversity grassland bird species ⓘ
large grazing mammals ⓘ
biome temperate grassland ⓘ
characterizedBy continental climate ⓘ
fertile farmland ⓘ
open plains ⓘ
climateType cold winters ⓘ
moderate to low precipitation ⓘ
warm to hot summers ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
dominantVegetation grass ⓘ
herbaceous plants ⓘ
ecoregionType mixed-grass prairie ⓘ
shortgrass prairie ⓘ
tallgrass prairie ⓘ
extendsInto Alberta NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ
Manitoba NERFINISHED ⓘ
Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ
North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ
Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ
Saskatchewan NERFINISHED ⓘ
South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ
Texas Panhandle NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicallyInhabitedBy Plains Indigenous peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ
bison herds ⓘ
knownFor cattle ranching ⓘ
large-scale grain production ⓘ
landUse intensive agriculture ⓘ
pasture ⓘ
locatedIn Canada ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
partOf Great Plains ⓘ
Interior Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ
soilFertility high ⓘ
soilType chernozem ⓘ
subjectTo droughts ⓘ
grassland fires ⓘ
strong winds ⓘ
threatenedBy agricultural expansion ⓘ
climate change ⓘ
habitat fragmentation ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kainai Nation → region → Prairies ⓘ
Friendly City → region → Prairies ⓘ
this entity surface form: Prairies of Canada
Plains (later period) → associatedWithRegion → Prairies ⓘ
this entity surface form: North American interior grasslands
Handbook of North American Indians → coversRegion → Prairies ⓘ
this entity surface form: Plains