21.   A native rodent thought to be extinct has been found living in a remote arid region in the central Australian plains.

22.   The US central plains states are sparsely populated and primarily agricultural.

23.   Wheat rose on uncertainty over US winter wheat crops, with some of its gains attributed to low rain forecasts in the central plains.

24.   Record cold was the standard from the central plains to the northeast.

25.   The Chao Phraya river flows from the northern highlands into the central plains.