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By Brandon DeCesare

The three things I am going to discuss are

land, economy and culture.South Dakota is where the Midwest meets the West and where fields become ranches, hills and mountains.

The Lay of the Land

The Eastern 2/5 of South Dakota is prairie.The Western 3/5 falls within the Missouri Plateau. The Black Hills, located near the Rocky Mountains, make up the southern half of the state's western border. The Badlands are east of the southern Black Hills.

Black Hills A mountainous area made up of granite and metamorphic rock. The highest point is Harney Peek at 7,192 feet.The Badlands are a barren, eroded region with many fossil deposits.Rocky Mountains Stretch more than 3,000 miles from Canada to New Mexico.

Water in South DakotaThe main body of water is the Missouri River.Big Stone Lake is the lowest point is South Dakota.Dams along the Missouri River create reservoirs. The Missouri River is important for moving products around the state.

The lowlands are home to agricultural and cattle farms, which used to be the main way people earned a living in South Dakota.

Economy Before South Dakota was a state, the Plains Indians traded furs, pottery and beads.

Traders to FarmersBy the late 1800s, most of the beavers used for fur trade had been killed and people became farmers.Manufactured products in South Dakota areComputer and computer parts Food processing Machinery andTransportation equipment

Mining Mind products include Granite LimestoneSand and GravelPetroleum andGold ServicesInsurance, finance and Real-estateBusiness and personal services (Lawyers Motels) 3. Wholesale and retail trade CultureThe culture of South Dakota is influenced byAmerican Indians The culture of the American West and Traditions of immigrants

Events include The Buffalo Roundup Sidewalk art festivals Pow wows And Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Historical South Dakota was made famous in Laura Ingalls Wilders Little House on the Prairie books. Much of South Dakotas culture is seen in its tourist attractions:The Corn Palace Mount. Rushmore Crazy Horse Memorial Wall Drug Old gold mining towns

Famous people from South Dakota L. Frank Baum wrote the wizard of Oz Hubert Humphreywas vice President under Lyndon Johnson Bob Barker host of the price is right.Fast Facts Information slide

State Tree:Black Hills spruceState Animal:CoyoteState Bird:Chinese ring-necked pheasantState Sport:Rodeo State Flower: Pasque