5 themes of kansas by Andrea Rivera https://padlet.com/riveraa10/3hnvq38075v8 en-us 2018-10-22 14:05:33 UTC 2018-10-26 20:05:41 UTC hello@padlet.com Location riveraa10 https://padlet.com/riveraa10/3hnvq38075v8/wish/295923817 A spot in kansas is the middle of the United States ]]> 2018-10-23 13:23:31 UTC https://padlet.com/riveraa10/3hnvq38075v8/wish/295923817 Absolute location: riveraa10 https://padlet.com/riveraa10/3hnvq38075v8/wish/295928697 kansas is 37-40*N and 94-102*W]]> 2018-10-23 13:31:27 UTC https://padlet.com/riveraa10/3hnvq38075v8/wish/295928697 Relative location riveraa10 https://padlet.com/riveraa10/3hnvq38075v8/wish/295929656
  • Next to colorado
  • Below Nebraska
  • Shaped like a rectangle
  • Missouri river is only natural border  
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  • Eastern Kansas has rolling hills
  • Western Kansas has high plains 
  • 1/3 is prairie in Kansas (plants have long roots)
    • Permian sea
    • Salt water ocean over Kansas
    • Fossils of huge fish
    • gave us natural resources 
    • tallgrass Prairie National Preserve is an endangered ecosystem with tall grass and lots of animals
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  • water is tied to our economy 
  • use dams to control the water
  • most like are man made
  • Cheyenne Bottoms is a natural lake that has been turned into a wetlands for migratory birds.
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  • The weather changes so often in Kansas
  • Lots of wind
  • Amount of rain varies across kansas
  • tornadoes
  • blizzards
  • flood
  • drought
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  • tall grasses
  • sunflowers
  • short grasese
  • blue stems
  • wildflowers
  • prairie fires help it grow
  • cottonwood/ official state tree
  • elm
  • oak
  • walnut
  • Animals changed in KS when people came
  • salamanders
  • snakes
  • turtles
  • deer
  • opossum
  • 3,500 types of insects 
  • racoon
  • jackrabbit 
  • prairie dog
  • grasshoper
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  • Divided into 11 regions
  • High Plains
  • Red Hills
  • Glaciated Region
  • Ozark Plateau
  • Arkansas River Lowlands
  • Wellington-McPherson Lowlands
  • Cherokee Lowlands
  • Chautauqua Hills
  • Smokey Hills 
  • Flint Hills Uplands
  • Osage Cuestas
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  • as people moved so did customs and beliefs
  • linked to the world by internet
  • goods and services are moved in and out of the state
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  • used the natural resources around them
  • cutting down trees 
  • built houses out of wood
  • built towns near water
  • harnessing wind power
  • planting trees
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