What is Dissected Till Plains?
[[File:US physiographic regions map.jpg|thumb|400px|Continental U.S physiographic regions. Region 12e identifies the Dissected Till Plains.]] The '''Dissected Till Plains''' are [[physiography|physiographic]] parts of the Central Lowlands province. In turn, those are part of the [[Interior Plains]] physiographic part of the [[United States]]. They are in southern and western [[Iowa]], northeastern [[Kansas]], the southwestern corner of [[Minnesota]], northern [[Missouri]], eastern [[Nebraska]], and southeastern [[South Dakota]].<ref>{{cite web|title=US Geological Survey: A Tapestry of Time and Terrain |url=http://tapestry.usgs.gov/physiogr/physio.html |access-date=9 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060515044037/http://tapestry.usgs.gov/physiogr/physio.html |archive-date=15 May 2006 }}</ref> The Dissected Till Plains were created during the [[Pre-Illinoian|Pre-Illinoian Stage]]. [[Glacier|Glacial]] scouring and deposition by the [[Laurentide ice sheet]] and the later accumulation of [[loess]] during the [[Last glacial period|Wisconsin Stage]] created the rolling hills and good, healthy dirt in the region. The region is also the western edge of the [[Corn Belt]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{Kansas}} {{Minnesota}} {{Nebraska}} {{South Dakota}} [[Category:Geography of the United States]]