According to paragraph 1, which of the following statements about the High Plains is true? A. Until farmers and ranchers settled there in the 1880s, the High Plains had never been inhabited. B. The climate of the High Plains is characterized by higher-than-average temperatures. C. The large aquifer that lies underneath the High Plains was discovered by the Ogallala Sioux Indians. D. Before the early 1900s there was only a small amount of farming and ranching in the High Plains.