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That was its name in the early 1800's, when the land seemed flat, parched and barren compared to the forests, hills, and valleys of the Atlantic states.
What became apparent later was that the grasslands of the prairies had incredibly fertile soil, needing only a supply of water for irrigation. The Midwest and Great Plains were soon developed by homestead farmers into the "breadbasket of the world."
What else can I help you with?
Is Asia is entirely covered by desert?
No more then the Great American Desert of Kansas, Nebraska, the Dakotas, Colorado and Wyoming were once thought to be.
What did settlers call the great plains?
It was called the Great American Desert.
Why was Nebraska once called the great American desert?
Because it looked like a giant desert
Land between the Missouri River and the Rocky Mountains was nicknamed the?
It was nicknamed The Great Plains or the Great American Desert.
Why did the region known as the great American desert become known as America's breadbasket?
The region known as the Great American Desert became known as America's Breadbasket because as people settled in the area they realized it was great farm land. The area was called a desert because it had no trees but it wasn't really a desert.
What is the area of flat land between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River called?
Once known as the Great American Desert it is known today as the Great Plains.
What country is the great desert in?
There are "Great" deserts in:Australia - Great Victoria Desert, Great Sandy DesertIndia - Great Indian Desert (also called the Thar Desert)United States - The Great Basin Desert
What was west of the Mississippi River?
The Great American Desert.
What countries are in the Great Indian Desert?
The Great Indian Desert, also called the Thar Desert, covers parts of India and Pakistan.
Why are Indian Deserts called the Great Indian Deserts?
Actually, there is only one desert called by some the Great Indian Desert and that is the Thar Desert which also extends into Pakistan.
What is the region from Nebraska to northern Texas called?
Depends on which period of time. Under Cornodo, it was called "Quivera." The French called it the Great Plains. Lewis and Clark called it Buffalow because of the "shaggy cows." It was called "The Great North American Desert" and uninhabitable by Stephen Long after Zebulon Pike first referred it "like the sandy deserts of Africa." After the the Louisiana Purchase, it was broken into the Kansas Territory and the Indian Territory (current day Oklahoma). Today, Kansas and Oklahoma prevents Texas from falling into the Gulf of Mexico because they suck...LOL
Which name for the great plains helped cause this hesition?
the great american desert
