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Covering a large portion of the central United States, the Great Plains is home to a range of wildlife species, Native American tribes, stunning landscapes, and modern cities.Geographically, the Great Plains is mainly comprised of flat or rolling prairie land with areas of hills, steppes, and canyons.Here, pre-historic dinosaurs roamed. Later, Native American tribes migrated over the landscape following Great Plains buffalo herds. During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, pioneers crossed the region from east to west, establishing towns around gold mining and other ventures, leading to turbulent wars with the tribes and the eventual construction of cities.