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What happens around 98º W? From ND to TX the character of the map changes around 98º W.
by dfc 13y ago
What happens around 98º W? From ND to TX the character of the map changes around 98º W.
- Sanddancer 13y agoThe land gets a lot more rugged. About 98W is where you start transitioning from rolling plains to mountains, deserts and other features that are pretty incompatible with starting up any sort of permanent settlement.
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- AnimalMuppet 13y agoIn addition to what sanddancer said: You get west of the western edge of the Gulf of Mexico. So yo don't get moisture coming north off of the Gulf. So the land not only gets more rugged, it gets drier. So you get less farming and more ranching.