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Prairie Pothole region

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-005130

A wetland region encompassing the Northern Great Plains region from the upper Midwest and extending into Canada. The region has large shallow depressions that were created by retreating glaciers and has wetlands that are either temporary, seasonal, or permanent in nature.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-005130
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectGeographical Locations
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsonamed geographical regions; wetlands; Midwestern United States; prairies; Great Plains region
TranslationsSpanish: Región de los Prairie Potholes
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-005130",
  "term": "Prairie Pothole region",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A wetland region encompassing the Northern Great Plains region from the upper Midwest and extending into Canada. The region has large shallow depressions that were created by retreating glaciers and has wetlands that are either temporary, seasonal, or permanent in nature.",
  "subject": "Geographical Locations",
  "see_also": [
    "named geographical regions",
    "wetlands",
    "Midwestern United States",
    "prairies",
    "Great Plains region"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "Región de los Prairie Potholes"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/prairie-pothole-region/"
}

Record 5,130 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.