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Kansas has always been a crossroads. People have traveled to, from, and through the state. Goods and services are moved in and out of our state. Settlers passed through Kansas before it was open for settlement.

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From the beginning people used the natural resources available to them.Trees were cut down,stone was removed from the ground,and water was consumed from the rivers. Today, we plow and irrigate the prairies, we change the environment to meet our needs. Over time, technology has given us the ability to remove oil,gas,coal,zinc, and other resources from below the ground.
Nature alters our lives as well. in the 1900s, agricultural practices overworked the land.

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Kansas can be divided into 11 physiographic regions, the following are the 11 regions of Kansas

High Plains

-Outcroppings of sandstone can be found among the desert vegetation

Red Hills

-The area contains hills red with iron oxide

Glaciated Region

-in some places the ice here was 500 feet thick

Ozark Plateau

-Caves can be found here

Arkansas River Lowlands

-formed by the rocks from the Rocky Mountains

Wellington-McPherson Lowlands

-contains sand dunes covered in grasses

Cherokee Lowlands

-A gentle rolling landscape of very fertile soil

Chautauqua Hills

-The land here is used mainly for grazing

Smoky Hills

-About 100 million years ago, this region was under an ocean that created sandstone and limestone

Flint Hills Uplands

-One of the last tallgrass prairies in the country

Osage Cuestas

-Contains east-facing cliffs with gentle slopes to the west

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Physical features       -Castle rock is located in Gove County                     -Lots of prairies (1/3 of all landforms in Kansas)               -208 miles from North to South and 411 miles from East to West.       -Highest place is Mt. Sunflower

Water

-Has an inland sea called the Permian Sea.           -400+ variety  of plants, about 150 species of bird, 39 different reptiles, and 31 species of mammals.                             -Has the Ogallala aquifer, which is 500 feet deep in some places.           -Cheyenne Bottoms is one of the few natural lakes

Weather

-Kansas has some of the worst tornadoes in the country

Plants and Animals

-The animals in Kansas have adapted to the harsh climate on the prairie
-The rarest of animals in Kansas are opossum, raccoon,jackrabbit, and even prairie dogs!

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Location is important for Kansas. When Alaska and Hawaii are not include Kansas is the middle of The United States.
Absolute Location: Kansas is 37-40*N and 94-102*W
Relative Location: Next to Colorado and below Nebraska.