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Hace 4 días · Serious study of the historical geography of the Midwest began only in the 20th century, but it seems likely that this culture region was the combination of all three colonial regions and that this combination first took place in the upper Ohio valley. The early routes of travel—the Ohio and its tributaries, the Great Lakes, and the low, level corridor along the Mohawk and the coastal plains ...
Hace 4 días · The Great Plains are located in the center of the United States. They extend from Canada to Mexico and span the area between the Appalachian Mountains and the Rocky Mountains. The Great Plains is the largest grassland in the United States, stretching over ten states. The region is made up of long stretches of flatlands and rolling hills.
Hace 1 día · Sahel in the rain season, between Bamako and Kayes, Mali. Sahel region of Africa. Sahel, semiarid region of western and north-central Africa extending from Senegal eastward to Sudan. It forms a transitional zone between the arid Sahara (desert) to the north and the belt of humid savannas to the south. The Sahel stretches from the Atlantic Ocean ...
Hace 1 día · The Southern United States, sometimes Dixie, also referred to as the Southern States, the American South, the Southland, Dixieland, or simply the South, is a geographic and cultural region of the United States of America.It is between the Atlantic Ocean and the Western United States, with the Midwestern and Northeastern United States to its north and the Gulf of Mexico and Mexico to its south.
Hace 2 días · Wyoming, constituent state of the U.S. It became the 44th state of the union in 1890 and ranks 10th among the states in terms of total area. It is bordered by Montana to the north, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Colorado to the south, Utah to the southwest, and Idaho to the west. Its capital is Cheyenne.
Hace 1 día · United States - Regions, Culture, Geography: The differences among America’s traditional regions, or culture areas, tend to be slight and shallow as compared with such areas in most older, more stable countries. The muted, often subtle nature of interregional differences can be ascribed to the relative newness of American settlement, a perpetually high degree of mobility, a superb ...
Hace 5 días · South America - Plains, Agriculture, Wildlife: The Pampas of Argentina are inhabited by a limited number of indigenous animals. Among the birds are rheas and a series of smaller birds, including the popular ovenbird (Furnarius rufus), the name of which comes from its globe-shaped nest made of mud. Endemic mammals include the mara (Dolichotis patagona), a long-legged, long-eared rodent; the ...
