5 Themes of Kansas by Samantha Ayala https://padlet.com/ayalas3/c6tile152by8 Made by Sam en-us 2018-10-22 14:05:42 UTC 2026-02-23 03:23:48 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Pizza.png Location ayalas3 https://padlet.com/ayalas3/c6tile152by8/wish/295923808 Kansas is in the middle of the United States. To find the absolute location of Kansas you use Latitude and Longitude. Kansas is 37-40* N and 94-102* W. Relative location: 
  • Next to Colorado
  • below NE
  • shaped like a rectangle
  •  Missouri river is the only natural border
  • landlocked
]]> 2018-10-23 13:23:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ayalas3/c6tile152by8/wish/295923808 Place: Landforms ayalas3 https://padlet.com/ayalas3/c6tile152by8/wish/295937429
  • Eastern Kansas has rolling hills.
  •  Western Kansas has high plains.
  • Great Plains. 1/3 is prairie ( plants have long roots ).
  •  Permian sea.
  • Salt water ocean over kansas. 
  • Fossils of huge fish. 
  • Gave us natural resources.
  • Tall grass Prairie National Preserve is an endangered ecosystem with tall grass and lots of animals.



    • ]]>     2018-10-23 13:44:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ayalas3/c6tile152by8/wish/295937429     Place: Water ayalas3 https://padlet.com/ayalas3/c6tile152by8/wish/295938271
  • Water is tied to our economy.
  • The Ogallala Aquifer is underground and we use it for irrigation.
  • use dams to control the water
  • most lakes are man - made.
  • Cheyenne Bottoms is a natural lake that has been turned into a wetlands for migratory birds.
    • ]]>     2018-10-23 13:45:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ayalas3/c6tile152by8/wish/295938271     Place: Climate ayalas3 https://padlet.com/ayalas3/c6tile152by8/wish/295938437
  • The weather changes quickly.
  • Lots of wind
  • amount of rain varies across Kansas.
  • Tornadoes
  • Blizzards
  • flood
  • drought

    • ]]>     2018-10-23 13:45:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ayalas3/c6tile152by8/wish/295938437     Place: Plants and Animals ayalas3 https://padlet.com/ayalas3/c6tile152by8/wish/295938677
  • tallgrasses
  • sunflowers
  • shortgrasses
  • blue stems
  • wild flowers
  • Prairie fires help it to grow
  • cottonwood os the official state tree
  • elm tree
  • oak tree
  • walnut tree
  • Animals changed in kansas when people came
  • Salamanders
  • snakes
  • turtles
  • deer
  • possum
  • racoon
  • jackrabbit
  • prairie dog
  • 3,500 types of insects
  • grasshoppers
    • ]]>     2018-10-23 13:45:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ayalas3/c6tile152by8/wish/295938677     Region ayalas3 https://padlet.com/ayalas3/c6tile152by8/wish/296448468
  • divided into 11 regions
  • high plains
  • red hills
  • glaciated region
  • Ozark plateau
  • Arkansas river lowlands
  • wellington - mcpherson lowlands
  • Cherokee lowlands
  • chautauqua hills
  • smoky hills
  • flint hills uplands
  • osage cuestas
    • ]]>     2018-10-24 14:02:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ayalas3/c6tile152by8/wish/296448468     Human Environment Interaction ayalas3 https://padlet.com/ayalas3/c6tile152by8/wish/297037510
  • People have been changing the environment a lot
  • How we change and interact with the environment overtime makes a place distinct
  • Overtime people have adapted and changed the environment
  • nature has had a huge impact on humans
  • From the beginning people used the natural resources available
  • Settlers came to Kansas and built homes out of sod and wood
  • 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
  • humans have tried to learn to work with environment
    • ]]>     2018-10-25 16:12:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ayalas3/c6tile152by8/wish/297037510     Movement ayalas3 https://padlet.com/ayalas3/c6tile152by8/wish/297239145
  • people travel from place to place , sharing knowledge and ideas
  • Kansas has always been a crossroads
  • people have traveled to, from, and through the state
  • settlers passed through Kansas before it was open for settlement
  • American Indians from the east were moved first in and then out of the region
  • They brought their customs and beliefs
  • as people move, so do ideas and information
  • new forms of communication linked kansas to a wider and wider network
  • today kansans are linked to the world through the internet, cables, and satellites ( etc. )
  • goods are exported and imported through kansas and other states, countries ( etc )
    • ]]>     2018-10-26 01:49:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ayalas3/c6tile152by8/wish/297239145