South Dakota
Mount Rushmore's home
South Dakota is a state in the north-central United States, part of the Great Plains region.
It's known for Mount Rushmore, the Black Hills, and the Badlands.
The state is sparsely populated, with agriculture and tourism driving much of its economy.
We drove through South Dakota to see the monument.
Treeless herb-covered ecosystem
- Great PlainsCentral North American grassland
- buffalo grassDrought-resistant native lawn species
- bluestemPerennial prairie grass
- wildflowersUncultivated flowering plants
horizon · expanse · flatland · open range · pastureland · meadow · bison · pronghorn
French male name
- Sioux FallsSouth Dakota's most populous city
- Rapid CityBlack Hills regional hub
- AberdeenNortheast Scotland's largest city
- BrookingsNonpartisan policy research institution
Watertown · Mitchell · Deadwood · Sturgis · Black Hills · Missouri River · East River · Lewis and Clark
Lakota Sioux division
- Standing RockSioux reservation spanning Dakotas
- RosebudUnopened flower of a thorny shrub
- Pine RidgeNative American reservation
- YanktonDakota Territory's first capital
Wounded Knee · powwow · reservation · indigenous · tribal nations · sacred lands
Multiple heads of state
- graniteIgneous rock, quartz-rich
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
- carvingShaping by cutting away
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
national memorial · Washington · Jefferson · Roosevelt · Lincoln · Black Hills · iconic · landmark
Cultivating land for food
- ranchingOperating a livestock farm
- cornfieldsCultivated grain expanses
- soybeansProtein-rich Asian legume
- wheatCereal crop for flour
sunflowers · livestock · cattle · harvest · combine · tractor · silos · grain elevator
Gradual wearing away
- buttesIsolated flat-topped hills
- pinnaclesHighest or culminating points
- spiresTapering architectural towers
- sedimentaryFormed from deposited material
fossils · paleontology · siltstone · claystone · volcanic ash · sagebrush · prairie dogs · bighorn sheep
grassland
Treeless herb-covered ecosystem
- Great PlainsCentral North American grassland
- buffalo grassDrought-resistant native lawn species
- bluestemPerennial prairie grass
wildflowers · horizon · expanse · flatland · open range · pastureland · meadow · bison · pronghorn · pheasant
Pierre
French male name
- Sioux FallsSouth Dakota's most populous city
- Rapid CityBlack Hills regional hub
- AberdeenNortheast Scotland's largest city
Brookings · Watertown · Mitchell · Deadwood · Sturgis · Black Hills · Missouri River · East River · Lewis and Clark
Oglala
Lakota Sioux division
- Standing RockSioux reservation spanning Dakotas
- RosebudUnopened flower of a thorny shrub
- Pine RidgeNative American reservation
Yankton · Wounded Knee · powwow · reservation · indigenous · tribal nations · sacred lands
presidents
Multiple heads of state
monument · national memorial · Washington · Jefferson · Roosevelt · Lincoln · Black Hills · iconic · landmark · patriotism
farming
Cultivating land for food
- ranchingOperating a livestock farm
- cornfieldsCultivated grain expanses
- soybeansProtein-rich Asian legume
wheat · sunflowers · livestock · cattle · harvest · combine · tractor · silos · grain elevator · homestead
erosion
Gradual wearing away
- buttesIsolated flat-topped hills
- pinnaclesHighest or culminating points
- spiresTapering architectural towers
sedimentary · fossils · paleontology · siltstone · claystone · volcanic ash · sagebrush · prairie dogs · bighorn sheep · desolate
- US StatesCalifornia, Texas, New York, Florida, Hawaii
- Southern PlacesDixie, Patagonia, Antarctica, Southland
- Dakotas RegionBismarck, Pierre, Fargo, Rapid City, Sioux Falls
- Red StatesTexas, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Louisiana
- Reservation StatesArizona, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Alaska
- Directional PlacesNorth Korea, North America, East Timor, West Virginia, North Carolina
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Pacific island state
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