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This was another short lecture about community on the Plains. Dr. Isern began by explaining the population boom and decline on the Plains. The population boom started after WWII when all the war veterans came home and wanted to start a family. Once the children grew up they decided they did not want to live on the Plains anymore and also if they stayed they did not have as big of families as previous generations. We also discussed how population follows the major roadways. Dr. Isern showed us how all the big cities of North Dakota are found on either I-94 or Highway 2 by drawing a map on the blackboard. We also talked about how farms have become larger and larger because less people want to farm. Dr. Isern had a good theory that the parents encouraged their children to go to college and get a job away from the farm so they could sell the farm and live in a nice condo in Arizona. I thought this was a great theory because I have been to Yuma, AZ to visit my grandparents and there are a lot of people from the Plains that live there.