How were the great plains formed?

The vegetation that formed years ago in the Great Plains was an important part of the area, and helped to keep the soil from blowing away in the wind storms that frequented the area. In the early days of settling the region, farmers plowed the land without regard to protecting the top soil. read more

Glaciation and ancient shallow sea beds would create the great plains and steppes. The glaciers scrub the landscape under them flat, like bull dozers only on an unimaginably huge scale. Where the glaciers stop they left ridges of rubble. read more