5 themes of kansas by Elizabeth Westerman https://padlet.com/westermanea/evinhewqm61y Made with a stroke of good luck en-us 2018-10-22 19:39:31 UTC 2018-10-25 20:05:51 UTC hello@padlet.com Loatin westermanea https://padlet.com/westermanea/evinhewqm61y/wish/296146372
  • ks is the center of 48 states.
  • Absolute location:37-40*N-94-102*W.
  • Relative Location:
  • Next to co 
  • below NE
  • Landlocked
  • Missouri is only natural border.
  • shaped like a rectangle. 
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  • Ks elevation rises from east to west.
  • eastern KS has rises from East to west 
  • eastern KS has rolling hills 
  • western KS has high plains 
  • Great Plains
  • 1/3 of KS is prairie 
  • Permian sea gave us a lot of natural resources. 
  • Tallgrass prairie National preserve is an endangered ecosystem of tall grass.
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  • We rather have too much or too little water.
  • streams and rivers eventually drain into the mississippi river.
  • The ogallala aquifer provides water for irrigation.
  • Kansas mostly has man made lakes 
  • lakes are used for water control
  •   cheyenne bottoms is a natural lake tered into wetland for migratory birds.
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  • good soil 
  • tall grasses 
  • bluestems 
  • buffalo grass 
  • sunflowers
  • wildflowers
  • prairie fires  help grass grow 
  • cottonwood
  • elm
  • oak
  • walnut
  • animals in ks changed a lot when people came 
  • snakes 
  • turtles 
  • opossum
  • rabbits
  • prairie dog
  • 3,500 types of insects  in ks.


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  • climate in ks is dramatic.
  • temperatures can change quickly.
  • wind is a big part of ks weather.
  • Rainfall varies from east to west ks 
  • tornados 
  • blizzards 
  • floods 
  • droughts. 
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  • 11 regions in ks.
  • high plains
  • rad hills
  • glaciated region
  • ozark plateau
  • arkansas river lowlands
  • wellington-mcpherson lowlands 
  • cherokee lowlands
  • chautauqua hills
  • smoky hills
  • flint hills uplands 
  • osage cuestas 

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  • built home and town and railroad.
  • plow and irrigate.
  • remove resources from below the ground.

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  • indians,settlers immigrants passed through kansas.
  • pony express,telegraph,internet.
  • export wheat and airplanes.


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