THE PLAINS AND THE THE PLAINS AND THE ROCKY MOUNTAINSROCKY MOUNTAINS

The REGION OF PLAINSThe REGION OF PLAINS

QuestionsQuestions

• 1. Where is the region of Plains situated?

• 2. Why is the region of Plains called the American breadbasket”?

• 3. Why is Iowa the leading state in the USA in corn production

• 4. Does the state of Oklahoma have a serious problem with soil erosion? How is the problem solved?

New wordsNew words

• Lack of sth – отсутствовать

• Yield – производить

• To be available – быть пригодными

• Ranch – ранчо (скотов. Ферма)

• Fodder -

THE NOTHERN PLAINS STATESTHE NOTHERN PLAINS STATES

• North Dakota

• South Dakota

• Nebraska

• Iowa

• Kansas

• Minnesota

The Southern Plains StatesThe Southern Plains States

• Missouri

• Oklahoma

• Texas

The “American breadbasket”The “American breadbasket”