eastern New Mexico

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geographic region region of New Mexico

Eastern New Mexico is a largely rural, semi-arid region of the state known for its plains landscape, agriculture, and exposure to frequent severe thunderstorms and tornadoes.

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instanceOf geographic region →
region of New Mexico →
agriculturalProduct cattle →
dairy products →
hay →
peanuts →
sorghum →
wheat →
borders West Texas →
country United States →
hasCharacteristic largely rural →
hasClimate semi-arid →
hasLandscape plains →
hasMilitaryInstallation Cannon Air Force Base →
hasWeatherPattern frequent severe thunderstorms in spring →
hailstorms →
periodic droughts →
higherEducationInstitution Eastern New Mexico University →
includesCity Clovis →
Portales →
Roswell →
includesCounty Chaves County →
Curry County →
De Baca County →
Eddy County →
Guadalupe County →
Lea County →
Quay County →
Roosevelt County →
knownFor agriculture →
cattle ranching →
dairy production →
exposure to severe thunderstorms →
exposure to tornadoes →
locatedIn New Mexico →
Southwestern United States →
majorEconomicActivity agriculture →
livestock production →
oil and gas extraction →
partOf Great Plains →
High Plains →
terrain flat to gently rolling →
timeZone Mountain Time Zone →
transportInfrastructure U.S. Route 285 →
U.S. Route 54 →
U.S. Route 60 →
U.S. Route 70 →
U.S. Route 84 →
vegetation shortgrass prairie →
Referenced by (6)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Curry County →
Guadalupe County →
Quay County →
locatedIn
Tornado Alley (southern and central parts) →
includes
Guadalupe County →
isInRegion
Clovis →
locatedInRegion
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