North Dakota

Peace Garden State

North Dakota is a state in the north-central United States, bordering Canada.

It is among the least populous and most rural American states, known for flat prairies, harsh winters, and agricultural production—particularly wheat.

The state's name comes from the Dakota Sioux people.

She grew up on a farm in North Dakota.

cities

Bismarck

Prussia's unifying statesman

Williston · Dickinson · Jamestown · Rugby · Beulah · geographical center

bison

buffalo

Large North American bovine

conservation · roam · plains · wildlife · restoration · buffalo jump

oil

fracking

Extracting gas via pressure

rigs · crude · pipelines · boomtowns · Williston · wildcatter · wellhead · mineral rights · extraction · barrels

climate

blizzard

Violent prolonged snowstorm

snow · ice · frost · frostbite · hypothermia · flurries · sleet · parka · thermals · insulation

agriculture

wheat

Cereal crop for flour

harvest · grain · combine · silos · barley · flax · durum · sugar beets · cattle · ranch

prairie

grassland

Treeless herb-covered ecosystem

Missouri River · Red River · wildlife · pronghorn · grouse · wildflowers · bluestem · buffalograss · conservation · ecosystem

Indigenous

Lakota

Western Sioux people

Sitting Bull · Sacagawea · reservation · sovereignty · tribal nations · earth lodge · pemmican · wild rice · Lewis and Clark · treaty

Categories
Opposites
geographic cardinal direction

North DakotaSouth Dakota

Northern plains state

South Carolina · South Korea · Southern Hemisphere · Antarctica · West Virginia

population density and urbanization

North DakotaNew Jersey

Mid-Atlantic coastal state

New York City · Manhattan · Rhode Island · Los Angeles · Tokyo

climate and environment

North DakotaHawaii

Pacific island state

Florida · Puerto Rico · Southern California · Arizona · Miami

Family

north, northern, northwest, northeast, northerly, northward, northeastern, northerner, northwards

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G