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KS has always been a crossroad

Telegraph lines later connected KS to the rest of the world

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Since the beginning, people have used the natural resources available to them.

Over time, technology has allowed us to take oil, gas, coal, zinc, etc. from below the ground.

We can change nature, but nature can also change us

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KS can be divided into 11 physiographic regions

Red hills: Indians believed that this area had healing powers

Glaciated region:  gets its name from the glaciers that used to cover that area of KS

Ozark plateau: extends to Missouri, Oklahoma, and Arkansas

Arkansas river lowlands: formed of rocks of the rocky mountains

Wellington-McPherson lowlands: contains the natural resources of water and salt

Cherokee lowlands: a gentle rolling landscape of extremely fertile soil

Chautauqua hills: has low hills topped with sandstone and hardwood trees

Smokey hills: around 100 million years ago, this region was under an ocean that created various natural resources

Flint hills uplands: a well-known ranching area

Osage cuestas: contains East-facing cliffs with gentle slopes in the West

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KS is the center of the 48 states

Absolute location: 37-40°N, 94-102°W

Relative location: Landlocked, shaped like a rectangle with a bite, next to CO, below NE, Missouri river is the only natural border

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Elevation rises a lot from East to West

Eastern KS  contains many hills

Western KS has high plains

1/3 of KS is prairie

Kansas is the 14h largest state in the U.S.A.

Permian sea: gave us many natural resources

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve is an endangered ecosystem in tallgrass

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Necessary for farming

Ogallala Aquifer: used for irrigation

KS has few natural lakes.

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Weather changes often

Highest KS temperature:  121°

Lowest KS temperature: -40°

The wind has a lot to do with temperature

Annual precipitation in the East is about 40 inches, while the West can get less than 18 inches annually

KS has had tornadoes, blizzards, droughts, and even floods. all of which are caused by our unique weather system

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Ks has some of the best soils in the world

Bluestem and buffalo grasses are preferred by the native animals, because of these grasses, KS is a leading state in cattle ranching

KS is home to 1,600 different types of blooming plants, with an addition of 14 types of sunflowers

The cottonwood is the state tree

There are about 700 species of amphibians, fish, birds, mammals, and reptiles in KS

There are over 3,500 different types of insects in KS