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Umm, what's the difference between "all or part" of Colorado (for instance) being in the Great Plains, and "much of" Iowa being in the same? This seems to be a distinction without a difference. If nobody objects, I'm just going to add Iowa, Minnesota, and Manitoba to the main list. john k 21:06, 9 February 2006 (UTC)
- I removed Iowa and Minnesota and added Manitoba to the main list. While the southwest corner of Manitoba is arguably part of the Great Plains, there's *no* part of Iowa or Minnesota that's part of the Great Plains when defined as a land region; these states are also not generally considered part of Great Plains when defined as a human geography region. A map from the Center for Great Plains Studies (which uses a fairly expansive Plains definition) does not include those states either. – Swid (talk | edits) 02:15, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] First peoples, Natural features?
Why talk about the great plains without discussing more than in passing its climate, ecosystems, and history except as part of the USA? If that's true of all the American regions articles, that isn't very encyclopaedic. Climatologists please contribute! Ewjw 07:34, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Great Plains in MN
Considering the article on Minnesota states that the Great Plains biome converges with two other distinct biomes, it should be included as a partial "Great Plains State". The southwestern portion of the state definately fits the climate and landscape typical of any other plains state. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.41.63.56 (talk • contribs) .
- A biome is a distinct (but related) concept from a land region; it's also possible that the information in the Minnesota article is incorrect. I've removed MN from the article for the time being. – Swid (talk | edits) 20:59, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
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- Southwestern MN gets much more rainfall than, say, western South Dakota or western Kansas. The area around Kadoka is quite a bit different than the area around Worthington. AlexiusHoratius 20:14, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] online sources
I have tried to find more information in order to extend this article, but have found very few reliable ones. User:Martian45
- this might be a good place to start, if you hadn't checked already. --W.marsh 18:46, 17 October 2006 (UTC)
According to the US census bureau Iowa is a Great Plains state: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midwestern_United_States —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.79.190.186 (talk) 17:59, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
The problem with what you said there is that while Iowa (and also Minnesota and Missouri) are indeed sometimes called Great Plains states, none of the actual Great Plains lie in those states. It's an artifact of the way that people divide the Midwest for convenience into "Great Lakes" and "Great Plains" states, when Iowa is clearly "none of the above." There might be a place in the article for mentioning this problem, but I'm not the guy who should write it. 76.223.75.144 (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 00:07, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] re: "does not represent a worldwide view"
Unless someone can support the reason for this tag, I suggest that it is unnecessary. This entry is clear and concise, it contains much of the basic information a reader might be interested in if they were unfamiliar with the term "Great Plains" as it applies to a large region in North America, and I cannot determine why it is considered "biased." —Preceding unsigned comment added by Staypuft9 (talk • contribs) 15:29, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
