Geography of the United States: Great Plains

Duration: 12

Genre: Educational

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Defines the Great Plains as a flat, fertile area east of the Rocky Mountains that is prone to natural disaster. Emphasizes the wise use of natural resources, pointing out that the Indians depended on the buffalo until it was destroyed by the white man. Illustrates how early settlers solved the problem of hunger by farming, raising cattle, and developing other industries that today form the basis for this region's economy.

Complete Record: Defines the Great Plains as a flat, fertile area east of the Rocky Mountains that is prone to natural disaster. Emphasizes the wise use of natural resources, pointing out that the Indians depended on the buffalo until it was destroyed by the white man. Illustrates how early settlers solved the problem of hunger by farming, raising cattle, and developing other industries that today form the basis for this region's economy.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.


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