Prairie
Prairie
In the U.S., the area is constituted by most or all of the states, from north to south, of North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma, and sizable parts of the states of Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas in the west, and to the east, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana. The Palouse of Washington) and the Central Valley) of California are also prairies. The Canadian Prairies occupy vast areas of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. Prairies may contain various lush flora and fauna, often contain rich soil maintained by biodiversity, with a temperate climate and a varied view.
Etymology
!Approximate regional types of prairie in the United States [Shortgrass prairie Mixed grass prairie Tallgrass prairie](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/UnitedStatesPrairies.svg/250px-UnitedStatesPrairies.svg.png)
Etymology
According to Theodore Roosevelt: