The Great Plains is too slow for most people. Unlike the hustle and bustle of downtown Los Angeles, the Great Plains has a very subtle revealed landscape. The climate, topography, and vegetation is seen as a transition zone between the dry, itchy west and the wet, forested midwest.
Geography
The Great Plains are almost perfectly named. There is a lot of plain, flat land. The land is perfect for mechanized agriculture, however, there isn't enough surface water to support it. the only way is to drill for underground water. The land is flat and treeless, making the landscape seem endless. LA is different as there are many tall buildings, hills, mountains and trees that block the horizon.
Climate
Unlike the barely two season city, the Great Plains climate is extreme and dramatic. However, the Great plains is decidedly western in its aridity. The western plains don't see as much precipitation as the eastern plains due to the affects of the Gulf Coast air. The plains receives less than twenty inches of rain. Due to the precipitation, the topsoil becomes fertile, but production is limited. A calcium carbonate is often left after a rain. Only long, itchy grass can survive the climate of the Great Plains. The grasses are longer in the east due to the precipitation though. The rain slow production in Los Angeles as traffic becomes worse and dangerous and outside activates cannot be done. Although both areas see rain, it's not too often the clouds let it fall.
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