41. The Journey - Geography geography The Great Plains. areas of preserved prairie - for instance, at TallgrassPrairie Preserve in Kansas, or the Allwine Prairie Preserve in nebraska. http://www.nps.gov/jeff/LewisClark2/TheJourney/Geography.htm

Geography Home The Journey Geography - The Great Plains In the 16th century Spanish explorers first saw the vast expanse of the grasslands, calling them a "sea of grass." The French colonists called them prairies, which means "large meadows." In many ways this term was certainly an understatement. In the historic period of the Indian occupation of the plains, before white intrusions, the prairies covered more land in what is now the United States than any other kind of vegetation - more area than the green deciduous forests of the east which spread from Maine to Georgia; more area than the deserts of the southwest; more area than the boreal forests of the north. Walt Whitman wrote of the prairie that it was "North America's characteristic landscape," and "while less stunning at first sight" than Yosemite, Niagara Falls and Yellowstone, "last[s] longer, fill[s] the aesthetic sense fuller, and precede[s] all the rest." The grass sometimes stood taller than a man, and in many places a horseman had to stand on his horse's back to get his bearings. The tops of the undulating grasses waved in the breeze like the waves of the ocean, stretching like an unbroken expanse of water to the horizon. Lewis and Clark saw these lands, as did Pike and Long. The first white settlers of Indiana, Illinois and Missouri also saw them, then promptly plowed them up and planted crops. This pattern continued across the plains, until by 1900 there were barely any examples of prairie land left. Getting rid of the original plants and animals of the plains so quickly contributed greatly to soil erosion and created the dustbowl of the 1920s and 1930s.

42. The US50 - A Guide To The Fifty States History geography Outdoors Tourism Events Information State Links http://www.theus50.com/nebraska/geography.shtml

Nebraska State Select State Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming FAST FACTS FREE Wallpaper Guestbook document.write (''); Send a friend this link Website Map [The US50 Home] State Location Highest Elevation: 5,424 (Johnson Township) Lowest Elevation: 840 (Missouri River) [Return to top] State Map [Return to top] State Quiz Photo Contest History ... Online Policies

43. The Great Nebraska The Great nebraska. geography. http://www.terra.jordan.k12.ut.us/shumway/Student_state_web_sites/ACWebsites/May

The Great Nebraska Geography State Symbols People/Cities Geography Economy ... History The land and the climate of Nebraska were not very kind to the early pioneers. Droughts, hailstorms, and hoards of grasshoppers destroyed crops in the summer. Blizzards made life almost unbearable in winter. But many of the hardy settlers held onto their dream that time would be better. Someday, they believed it would be possioble to make a living from this land, harsh though it seemed This is Nebraska's chimney This is the Nebraska's FortAkison

44. Nebraska - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia geography. nebraska is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa and Missourito the east, across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebraska

Nebraska From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Nebraska In Detail (Full size) State nickname : Cornhusker State Other U.S. States Capital Lincoln Largest City Omaha Governor Mike Johanns Area Ranked 16 th ... Admittance into Union th March 1 Time zone Central: UTC Mountain: UTC Eastern NE is Central, Western NE is Mountain Latitude Longitude 40°N to 43°N 95°25'W to 104°W Width Length Elevation 340 km 690 km 1,653 meters 790 meters 256 meters ISO 3166-2 US-NE Nebraska is a midwestern State of the United States . Nebraska gets its name from a Native American word meaning "flat water", after the Platte River that flows through the State. Once considered part of the Great American Desert , it is now a leading farming state. Nebraskans have practiced scientific farming to turn the Nebraska prairie into a land of ranches and farms. Much of the history of the State is the story of the impact of the Nebraska farmer. Table of contents 1 History 2 Law and Government 3 Geography 4 Economy ... edit History The Kansas-Nebraska Act became law on May 30 which established the US territories of Nebraska and Kansas . The territorial capital of Nebraska was Omaha In the , the first great wave of homesteaders poured into Nebraska to claim free land granted by the federal government. Many of the first farm settlers built their homes out of

45. Map Of The State Of Nebraska Map of the State of nebraska. View Map of nebraska.For more information try a book or magazine search. http://www.cftech.com/BrainBank/GEOGRAPHY/Nebraska.html

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46. Developing Educational Standards - Nebraska links to state documents from Delaware, Kansas, nebraska, Missouri, Oklahoma itassesses standards by subject area (English, history, geography, math, and http://edstandards.org/StSt/Nebraska.html

47. Newgeogpage Jerry Gerlach Professor, geography; BA, University of nebraska; MA, Universityof nebraska; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma; 1988 - Office Minne Hall, 327 http://www.winona.edu/geography/default.htm

Welcome to the Geography Department Website The study of geography affords students the opportunity to examine the differences and similarities of the various physical and cultural environments in which we live. Drawing on concepts from both the physical and the social sciences, geographers work in such fields as education, urban and regional planning, government agencies, conservation, international business, tourism, cartography, international relations, etc. Information about Professor Jerry Gerlach Geography course descriptions and requirements for major and minor Jerry Gerlach - Professor, Geography; B.A., University of Nebraska; M.A., University of Nebraska; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma; 1988 - Office: Minne Hall, 327 Phone: (507) 457-5432 E-Mail: jgerlach@Winona.edu PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP AND AWARDS Gamma Theta Upsilon National Council for Geographic Education Association of American Geographers Society for the North American Cultural Survey Awarded Fulbright Exchange Scholarship to Newcastle upon Tyne Polytechnic, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom for 1983-84 Academic Year

48. Lincoln City Libraries - Geography Resources Lincoln City Libraries 136 S. 14th Street, Lincoln, nebraska 68508(402)4418500. geography Resources Please note The presence of http://www.lcl.lib.ne.us/webliographies/geog.htm

Search the Catalog: Title Author Name Subject/Topic Periodical Title General Keyword Title Keyword Name Keyword Subject Keyword Enter search terms: Search the LCL website: ALL words ANY word EXACT phrase Lincoln City Libraries 136 S. 14th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska 68508 (402)441-8500 Geography Resources Please note: The presence of a link on this site does not constitute an endorsement by Lincoln City Libraries. Be advised that not all sources on the Internet provide accurate, complete or current information. Users should carefully judge the worth of these sources of information as they would any other resource. Just as libraries do not vouch for or endorse the viewpoints of written material in their collections, they do not do so for electronic information. Websites may change or disappear without notice. Lincoln City Libraries is not responsible for the content of external sites linked to its website. Sections: General Maps Time Zones Weather General Background Notes (US State Department) BBC Country Profiles CIA World Factbook Master Home Page Complete Sun and Moon Data for One Day ... Encyclopaedia of the Orient (information about North Africa and the Middle East) Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names Global Gazetteer Global Seismic Hazard Assessment Program Guide to Geography ... How far is it?

49. The Nebraska Databook - Geography Cities nebraska Counties and County Seats (Map) Counties and County Seats by LicensePlate Prefixes nebraska Counties by Geographic Location nebraska Cities http://info.neded.org/databook.php?cont=sa&ttle=Geography

50. US Dept Of State - Publications An Outline of American geography. Plains is the High Plains stretching along thewestern margin of the region from south Texas northward to southern nebraska. http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/geography/geog11.htm

Advanced Search/Archive Thursday June 10, 2004 USINFO Publications An Outline of American Geography MAP CHAPTER 11 THE GREAT PLAINS AND PRAIRIES T he historian Walter Prescott Webb, in his book The Great Plains , suggested that the northwest Europeans who settled much of the United States faced three great "environmental encounters"areas where climatic conditions were so unlike those of their home region that the agricultural crops and settlement patterns developed in Europe were inappropriate. The first of these encounters was with the high summer temperatures and humidity levels of the Southeast. The second was the arid Southwest and interior West. The third was the great continuous grasslands located astride the center of the country ( Map 10 Among the problems on the grasslands, average annual precipitation was much less than in the East, although violent storms accompanied by high winds, hail, and tornadoes were common. Blizzards with wintry blasts intensifying the cold drove the snow into immense drifts. The hot, dry winds of summer parched the soil and sometimes carried it away in great billowing clouds of dust. The region's sparse natural water supply would not support tree vegetation except along the stream courses. Many of these streams were small and flowed only intermittently. Eastern farmers, accustomed to a plentiful supply of water for crops and animals, as well as ample wood for building, fencing, and heating, had to adapt to quite different conditions in their attempts to settle the Great Plains.

51. Multimedia For Geography, Geology, And Env. Science 1912. Butcher photographed actively in central nebraska including Custer,Buffalo, Dawson and Cherry counties. . Urban geography Architecture http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/internet/multimedia.html

Multimedia Resources for Geography, Geology, and Environmental Studies Last updated December 07, 2003 Agriculture Special Collections of the National Agriculture Library (USDA) Historical photographs, posters, natural phenomenon, homesteads, USDA History Collection. Environmental Science Earth Shots - (USGS) Satellite images of environmental change Endangered Species Images - ( EE-Link) 60 images from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service collection includes mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, mollusks, arthropods and plants. FAO Multimedia Database -searchable database of 3,000 images. Human Geography Cultural Geography Prairie Settlement: Nebraska Photographs and Family Letters 1862-1912 (Library of Congress) " This digital collection integrates two collections from the holdings of the Nebraska State Historical Society, the Solomon D. Butcher photographs and the letters of the Uriah W. Oblinger family. Together they illustrate the story of settlement on the Great Plains. Approximately 3,000 glass plate negatives crafted by Butcher record the process of settlement in Nebraska between 1886 and 1912. Butcher photographed actively in central Nebraska including Custer, Buffalo, Dawson and Cherry counties." Washington the Way it Was: Photographs by Theodore Horydczak, 1923-1959

52. ReferenceResources:UnitedStates Flags of the World View a flag by country or geography; Color flag Region consistsof the following states North and South Dakota, nebraska, Indiana, Michigan http://www.kidinfo.com/Geography/USA.html

Reference Resources: United States The USA Geography Glossary Geography Glossary Short definitions of key terms in geography. Links provide additional sources of related information States of the USA Explore the States Fascinating facts and stories about all the states Fifty States and Capitals Facts about each of the 50 states: capital, flag, nickname, tree, statehood, and MORE Geobop's State and Provincial Symbols Information about each state's symbols; Detailed summary, facts and information about each state and its state symbols; An EXCELLENT research resource NetState.com Information about each state's symbols, famous people born in that state, plus an almanac for each state; An EXCELLENT research resource Stately Knowledge The basic facts of any state in the Union; Need to know the capital of Alabama? Want to know which hockey teams are in California? How about the size of Montana? All that information is here and MORE United States Resources Links to Genealogical and Historical Resources, General Resources, Archives, Libraries and Special Collections, Local History and Information, Maps and Gazetteers, Military Information and Photographs for

53. MARTYN J BOWDEN m. Margaret Edwards, ch. Marc, Jonathan. BA (Hons.) London UniversityCollege (geography) 1957; MA Univ. of nebraska (geography) 1959. http://geography.berkeley.edu/PeopleHistory/History/60YrsGeog/Bowden, Martyn.htm

MARTYN J. BOWDEN (Ph.D., 1967) "The dynamics of city growth: an historical geography of the San Francisco Central District, 1850-1931." (Vance) b. 27 December 1935, Bolton, England. m. Margaret Edwards, ch. Marc, Jonathan. B.A. (Hons.) London University College (Geography) 1957; M.A. Univ. of Nebraska (Geography) 1959. Clark University (since 1964) Professor of Geography; Director, Interdisciplinary Program in the Humanities 1979-. Dartmouth College, 1963-1964. Visiting Professor: University of California, Berkeley 1970, 1975, University of Manitoba 1960. Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy, Chairman 1977-1979; Co-founder and Secretary, Eastern Historical Geography Assoc. 1969-1978; Founding editor Historical Geography 1971, Clark University Outstanding Teacher Award I982. Publications: Expressway and the Town . Oxford: Oxford Planning Commission, 71 pp., 1968. Water Balance of a Dry Island: The Hydroclimatology of St. Croix, Virgin Islands and Potential for Agriculture and Urban Growth . Dartmouth College Publications in Geography, No. 6, 89 pp., 1968.

54. LESLIE HEWES geography, 82(4)140147, 1983. geography at the University of nebraska. Great Plains - Rocky Mountain Geographical Journal (In Press). http://geography.berkeley.edu/PeopleHistory/History/60YrsGeog/Hewes, Leslie.html

LESLIE HEWES (Ph.D., 1940) "Geography of the Cherokee Country of Oklahoma." (Sauer) b. 25 February 1906, Near Guthrie, Oklahoma. m., Elma Beary; ch., Carolyn Louise, Robert Willis. A.B. Univ. of Oklahoma, 1928. Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln (since 1945). Professor of Geography; Chairman of the Department, 1946-1968. Emeritus, 1974. Univ. of Oklahoma, 1932-45; Univ. Vienna 1958-59, Visiting Fulbright Prof. Education, 1983. Books: The Suitcase Farming Frontier: A Study in the Historical Geography of the Central Great Plains . Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1973. Occupying the Cherokee Country of Oklahoma. University of Nebraska Studies, New series no. 57, 1978. Articles: "Huepac: an agricultural village of Sonora, Mexico." Economic Geography "The Oklahoma Ozarks as the land of the Cherokees." Geogr. Review "Indian land in the Cherokee country of Oklahoma." Economic Geography "A cultural fault line in the Cherokee country." Economic Geography "Cherokee occupance in the Oklahoma Ozarks and prairie plains." The Chronicles of Oklahoma "Dissertations in Geography accepted by universities in the United States and Canada for the degree of Ph.D., June, 1935 to June, 1946, and those currently in progress."

55. NE - OCTA Home Page W. nebraska SW South Dakota brief description; Route 66 includes maps, photos,and facts; Sesquicentennial Morman Trail includes trail explorers geography of http://incolor.inebraska.com/gnelson/neocta.html

Welcolme to the Nebraska Chapter of OREGON - CALIFORNIA TRAILS ASSOCIATION This site was last updated 29 January 2004 What is OCTA? NE Trail Sites Links to other Sites Late Breaking Chapter News What is the Oregon - California Trails Association? The Oregon-California Trails Association ( OCTA ) is a private, not-for-profit organization dedicated to the preservation, appreciation, and enjoyment of the trans-Mississippi westward emigrant trails. OCTA works with both government agencies and private landowners to preserve and mark the trails while also helping educate the public about this fascinating period in American history. Each year, we honor those who protect the trails as well as teachers who use innovative methods to teach the history of the emigration. OCTA publishes a variety of materials and maintains a large bookstore of western history resources. Additionally, volunteers have been surveying emigrant documents for several years to construct a computerized database for studying the emigrant experience. The database can also help genealogists locate information about their emigrant ancestors. Here in Nebraska you'll find outstanding trail history and sites along the routes connecting the Kansas City area with the great American West. We are proud of our history, geography and culture, and we welcome you to our beautiful state.

56. Geography Concepts Walnut Middle School , Grand Island, nebraska World geography (grade 7) and WorldCulture (grade 8) Lesson plans. Calif St Univ, Long Beach. New York Times. http://incolor.inebraska.com/gnelson/geog.html

World Regional Geography This document was last updated on 20 February 2002. (Ver. 2.7.2) Geography Elements What is Geography? Five Geography Themes National Standards World Regional Geography - Course Description ... Alternative Assessment Geography Standard # 1 How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial perspective. Geography Standard # 2 How to use mental maps to organize information about people, places, and environments in a spatial context. Geography Standard # 3 How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on earth's surface. Geography Standard # 4 The physical and human characteristics of places. Geography Standard # 5 That people create regions to interpret earth's complexity. Geography Standard # 6 How culture and experience influence people's perceptions of places and regions. Geography Standard # 7 The physical processes that shape the patterns of earth's surface. Geography Standard # 8 The characteristics and spatial distribution of ecosystems on earth's surface.

57. SCA Geography SCA geography. The Kingdom of the Outlands New Mexico, most of Colorado, partsof Wyoming and nebraska, and El Paso and Hudspeth counties of Texas. http://www.sca.org/geography/welcome.html

SCA Home Page Member Services Member Resources Society Officers ... SCA Events SCA Geography NOTE: Local group web pages can be found under individual kingdom pages, or at the "People and Groups in the SCA" link listed below The Seventeen Kingdoms of the SCA: Ansteorra An Tir Artemisia Atenveldt ... Kingdoms by Order of Creation , with Dates Kingdoms listed Geographically: If you are trying to determine in which kingdom your state/province/country is located, here are the kingdoms listed in order (roughly) from west to east, and south to north. The Kingdom of Lochac Australia and New Zealand The West Kingdom Northern California and Nevada, Alaska, Japan, Korea and Pacific Rim The Kingdom of Caid Southern California, Greater Las Vegas Area, and Hawaii The Kingdom of An Tir US: Oregon, Washington, the northern tip of Idaho Canada: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, the Yukon, and the Northwest Territories. The Kingdom of Atenveldt Arizona The Kingdom of Artemisia Montana, southern Idaho, most of Utah, and western Colorado and Wyoming The Kingdom of the Outlands New Mexico, most of Colorado, parts of Wyoming and Nebraska, and El Paso and Hudspeth counties of Texas.

58. United States Information: Facts, Geography, People, Government, Economy, Flag A geography note world s third-largest country by size (after Russia Massachusetts,Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, nebraska, Nevada, New http://www.mytravelguide.com/guides-and-advice/fact-book/cia/United-States.php

Friendly hotel experts by phone Hotels: Vacation Rentals: Europe: Home Flights Lodging Rental Cars ... World Map > United States This page provides up-to-date facts and statistical information on United States that can be helpful for travelers in their trip preparations. The following United States information can be found on this page: a Brief history Climate and Terrain Elevation extremes Natural hazards Population HIV Prevalance Ethnic Groups Spoken Languages Literacy National Holiday Legal System Economy Poverty level Currency Telelphone System Radio Stations Internet service providers Military Transnational Issues For more information on United States and its cities, check out our United States Tourism Guide , found in the Destination Guides section of MyTravelGuide. If you have a question about United States, you can ask it in the " Ask a Question " section of MyTravelGuide. We also have a United States Tourism Guide Facts, Geography, People, Government, Flag, Economy and United States Map. Country List World Factbook Home The World Factbook United States Introduction United States Background: Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the original 13 as the nation expanded across the North American continent and acquired a number of overseas possessions. The two most traumatic experiences in the nation's history were the Civil War (1861-65) and the Great Depression of the 1930s. Buoyed by victories in World Wars I and II and the end of the Cold War in 1991, the US remains the world's most powerful nation-state. The economy is marked by steady growth, low unemployment and inflation, and rapid advances in technology.

59. UW Madison Geography - Joe Mason Loess field trip, central nebraska, 2003. Contact Information. University of WisconsinDepartment of geography 207 Science Hall 550 North Park Street Phone (608 http://www.geography.wisc.edu/faculty/mason.html

Joe Mason Assistant Professor of Geography Education Ph. D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1995 Courses taught Geography 120 Global Physical Environments Geology/Geography 320 Geomorphology Geography 326 Arid Lands Geomorphology Geography Landforms and Landscapes of North America Geography 525 Soil Geomorphology Geography 920 Paleoenvironmental Change in Drylands Antelope Island in Great Salt Lake, November, 2000. Students from the University of Nebraska on a Lake Bonneville field trip that I helped lead. Wisconsin field trip photos coming soon! Graduate Students Xiaodong Miao, Holocene loess record of paleoclimate, central Great Plains (Ph.D.) Aaron Feggestad, Effects of disturbance and drought on the Holocene vegetation dynamics of the Central Great Plain, using stable carbon isotopes (M.S.) Paul Hanson (Univ. of Nebraska), Fluvial terraces and colluvial record of climate change, eastern Wyoming (M.S.), Precipitation Pulses and Geomorphic Response During Periods of Late Quaternary Climate Change, Western United States (Ph.D.)

60. Nebraska Students can study the State s geography, learn about the history of their city inlearning about remote sensing and how to utilize Virtual nebraska data in the http://www.teachearth.com/states/Nebraska.htm

Nebraska Agencies and Organizations Geographic Alliance Network NASA Education Resources Nebraska State Climatologist State Geological Survey ... U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Alliance Network http://w ww.nationalgeographic.com/education/index.html The National Geographic Society's Geography Education Program has established a network of state geographic alliancesógrassroots organizations composed mainly of K-12 teachers and university geographersódedicated to improving and promoting geography education. These alliances support professional development for teachers, development of classroom materials, and efforts to make geography a part of state and local curricula. Susan Gallagher University of Nebraska-Kearney 2024 Founders Hall Kearney NE 68849 Phone: (308) 865-8074 Fax: (308) 865-8097 Email: susangne@kdsi.net http://coe.unk.edu/geon Geographic Educators of Nebraska http://coe.unk.edu/geon/inde x.html Susan Gay Geographic Educators of Nebraska 3109 Briarwood Boulevard Grand Island, NE 68801 Phone: (308) 382-4689 or (800) 893-0843 Email: sgay@unk.edu

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