prairie meaning
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prairienoun  [ C or U] prairie meaning, definition, what is prairie: a wide area of flat land without trees in Canada and the northern US. Learn more.
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Pretty Prairie Pretty Prairie, KS. Sponsored Topics. Pretty Prairie is a city in Reno County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 680. Pretty Prairie is located at 37°46′49″N 98°1′8″W / 37.78028°N 98.01889°W / 37.78028; -98.01889 (37.780250, -98.018879).
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Prairie Climate The climate can be a mite humid.- dns090 Apr 3, 2008. The prairie is a hot warm climate mabey a little windy. Also mabey cold at night.[nono4] prairies have a dry climate and there is a lot of grass and it can cause a forest fire.
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- Prairie refers to the Great Plains of North America which are flat. the term Prairie has both a generic and specific meaning…. It means an expanse of level grassland in one of 3 categories either:- (1) Tall Grass Prairie, (2) Mixed or Mid Grass Prairie, or (3) Short Grass Prairie.
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prairie dog Definition of prairie dog. : any of a genus (Cynomys) of gregarious burrowing rodents of the squirrel family chiefly of central and western U.S. plains; especially : a black-tailed rodent (C. First Known Use of prairie dog.
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Grand Prairie, Texas Grand Prairie is a city in Dallas County, Tarrant County, and Ellis County, Texas, in the United States. It is part of the Mid-Cities region in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Grand Prairie has a population of 175,396 according to the 2010 census, making it the fifteenth most populous city in the state.
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- Pine Prairie is a village in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,610 at the 2010 census, up from 1,087 at the 2000 census.
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Prairie School The Prairie School is mostly associated with a generation of architects employed or influenced by Louis Sullivan or Frank Lloyd Wright, but usually does not include Sullivan himself. Although the Prairie School originated in Chicago, some Prairie School
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- (Definition of “prairie” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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- Noun. 1. grassland-land where grass or grasslike vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life. biome-a major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate.bent-an area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges.rassland-land where grass or grasslike vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life. biome-a major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate. bent-an area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges.
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- Prairies ecosystems in Illinois withstand a combination of hot summers, intense rainstorms, and severe winters. The differences in the types of prairies are the result of the land form and the type of soil and what happens to the water once it hits the ground. Some prairies occur on hilltops, some on ridges, and some on low-lying land. The soils on these land forms are different and they will drain differently.
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Why did Illinois choose a nickname the prairie state? Illinois is nicknamed the Prairie State because it is mostly flat and farmland; however, in the northwest corner of the state (for example Route 20 to Galena) it does get a bit hilly (and beautiful). Illinois is nicknamed the Prairie State because it is mostly flat and farmland; however,
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Brush Prairie, Washington Brush Prairie, Washington. For the community in Texas, see Brush Prairie, Texas. Brush Prairie is a census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Washington, United States. The population was 2,652 at the 2010 census, up from 2,384 at the 2000 census.
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Long Prairie, MN Long Prairie is a city in Todd County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,458 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Todd County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.3 km²), of which 2.4 square miles (6.1 km²) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) (2.88%) is water. The Long Prairie River flows through the city. U.S. Route 71 and Minnesota State Highways 27 and 287 are three of the main routes in the city.
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Prairie This type of prairie is the most often converted for agricultural usage, consequently it is one of the more endangered types of prairies. Dry Dry prairie has somewhat wet to very dry soil during the growing season because of good drainage in the soil.
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Prairie Dog Prairie dogs live in a complex social society. The smallest group is a family group called a coterie or clan. Family groups typically consist of a male, a few females, and their offspring. Each coterie typically covers an area of about one acre and will have a burrow with 60 to 70 entrances. Several family groups can make up a prairie dog town.
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Wildlife in the Grasslands Grasslands are large, flat, treeless areas of land covered with grass. The grass in a grassland may be tall or it may be short. Herbaceous plants, or non-woody plants, may also grow in the grasslands. In North America, the grassland may be called the plains or a prairie. In South America, especially in the countries of Argentina and Uruguay, the grassland is called pampa, and in other parts of South America they are called llanos.
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Canadian Prairies The Canadian Prairies is a region in western Canada, which may correspond to several different definitions, natural or political. Notably, the Prairie provinces or simply the Prairies comprise the provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, as they are partially covered by prairie (grasslands).he word prairie usually refers to a type of grassland, and true prairies occur only in the southern reaches of Alberta and Saskatchewan. Contrasted to this are other biomes such as the boreal forest taking up the majority of the Prairie Provinces, or the aspen parkland.
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- Word Origin and History for prairie. n. tract of level or undulating grassland in North America, by 1773, from French prairie meadow, grassland, from Old French praerie meadow, pastureland (12c.), from Vulgar Latin *prataria, from Latin pratum meadow, originally a hollow.. The word existed in Middle English as prayere, but was lost and reborrowed to describe the American plains.
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Pine Prairie, Louisiana Pine Prairie is a village in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,610 at the 2010 census,[3] up from 1,087 at the 2000 census.
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Prairie Virgin prairies. Virgin prairie refers to prairie land that has never been plowed. Small virgin prairies exist in the American Midwestern states and in Canada. Restored prairie refers to a prairie that has been reseeded after plowing or other disturbance. Prairie garden. A prairie garden is a garden primarily consisting of plants from a prairie.
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Prairie School Architecture The Prairie School was an attempt at developing an authentic North American architectural style that did not share design elements with earlier European architecture. Many ambitious young architects had been attracted to redevelopment opportunities that arose from the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.
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- When the settlers of the United States moved westward, they found that the grasslands, or prairies as they called them, were more than just dry, flat areas. The prairies contained more than 80 species of animals and 300 species of birds, and hundreds of species of plants.
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What is a Prairie? Prairies are made up of mostly grasses, sedges (grasslike plants), and other flowering plants called forbs (e.g. coneflowers, milkweed). Some prairies also have a few trees. Wisconsin's prairies fall into three basic types. Combinations exist where two different types meet. Wet Prairie: Lots of water, deep clay silt loam or peat soil, poor drainage. Marsh milkweed and prairie cordgrass are two species of plants common to the wet prairie. Mesic Prairie: Some water, medium-deep silt or sandy loam soil, good drainage. These areas are dominated by tall grasses: big bluestem and Indian grass.
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Canadian Prairies The Canadian Prairies is a region in western Canada, which may correspond to several different definitions, natural or political. Notably, the Prairie provinces or simply the Prairies comprise the provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, as they are partially covered by prairie (grasslands). In a more restricted sense, the term may also refer only to the areas of those provinces covered by prairie.
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Prairie - Meaning of Prairie The origin of Prairie is the English-American language. The name's meaning is from the flatlands. Prair, Praire, Prairea, Prairee, Prairey, Prairi, and Prairy are variants of Prairie.