Indigenous fowks includinOmaha,Missouria,Ponca,Pawnee,Otoe, an various branches o theLakota (Sioux) tribes leeved in the region for thoosands o years afore European exploration. The state is crossed bi mony historic trails an wis explored bi theLewis an Clark Expedeetion.
Nebraska wis admittit as the 37t state o theUnited States in 1867. It is the anerly state in the Unitit States that's legislatur isunicameral an offeeciallynonpairtisan.
Nebraska is componed o twa major laund regions: theDissected Till Plains an theGreat Plains. The Dissected Till Plains is a region o gently rowin hills an conteens the state's lairgest ceeties, Omaha an Lincoln. The Great Plains occupy maist o wastren Nebraska, chairacterised bi treelessprairie, suitable for cattle-grazin. The state haes a lairge agricultur sector an is a major producer o beef, pork,maize ansoybeans. Thare are twa major climatic zones: the eastren hauf o the state haes ahumid continental climate (Köppen climate clessificationDfa), wi a unique wairmer subteep conseedert "wairm-temperate" near the sootrhen plains lik in Kansas an Oklahoma that hae a predominantlyhumid subtropical climate. The wastren hauf haes a primarilysemi-arid climate (KoppenBSk). The state haes wide variations atween winter and simmer temperatures, decreasin sooth throu the state. Veeolentthunnerstorms antornadoes occur primarily in ware an simmer, but whiles in autumn. Chinook winds tend tae wairm the state signeeficantly in the winter an early ware.
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