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Answer the following questions :
1. What do you know about the location of the Prairies?
2. Describe the climate of the Prairies.
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How do the modern machines help the farmers in the USA?
4 Why is animal rearing mainly restricted to the western part of the Prairies?
Answers
Answer:
1)Prairies is a gently sloping hilly land which stretches from the west of the Mississippi river to the foothills of the mountains.
2)The Prairies are located in the heart of a continent. Therefore, the climate is of continental type with extreme temperatures. The summers are warm, with temperatures of around 20oC and winters are very cold with temperatures of around -20oC. ... In winters, a thick blanket of snow covers this region.
3)Tillage implements prepare the soil for planting by loosening the soil and killing weeds or competing plants. ... Plows are now used less frequently in the U.S. than formerly, with offset disks used instead to turn over the soil, and chisels used to gain the depth needed to retain moisture.
4)Animals are reared on the western side of the prairies because that area consists of extensive grasslands on which animals can graze. That area is also not very suitable for farming as it is comparatively dry