Great Plains

Japanese: グレート･プレーンズ（英語表記）Great Plains

A plateau-like plain that continues to the eastern foot of the Rocky Mountains in North America. It extends to the border between Canada in the north and Mexico in the south. It is also translated as "Great Plains." The altitude is a maximum of 1,800 m at the western end, and gradually decreases to about 600 m to the eastern end, gradually transitioning into the American Central Plains. The border with the Central Plains is approximately 100° west longitude, which almost coincides with the line of 500 mm of annual precipitation. The natural vegetation is short grassland typical of a steppe climate, and forests are limited to riversides. It was once inhabited by Plains Indians who hunted buffalo, but after white settlement, especially after the Civil War, large-scale grazing land was established in various places.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

北アメリカ，ロッキー山脈の東麓に連続する高原･台地状の平原。北はカナダ，南はメキシコ国境まで広がる。〈大平原〉とも訳す。標高は西端で最高1800m，東へ高度をしだいに下げ，東端で約600m程度，アメリカ中央平原へしだいに移行する。中央平原との境はほぼ西経100゜で，年降水量500mmの線ともほぼ一致する。自然植生はステップ気候特有の草丈の低い草原で，森林は川沿いなどに限られる。かつてはバッファローを狩る平原インディアンの居住地域であったが，白人入植後，特に南北戦争後は大規模な放牧地が各地で営まれた。

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