My artistic canvas by Mason Kurtz https://padlet.com/kurtzmb/j94mn2rccrel Made with a stroke of good luck en-us 2018-10-22 19:43:12 UTC 2018-11-05 20:57:11 UTC hello@padlet.com Location kurtzmb https://padlet.com/kurtzmb/j94mn2rccrel/wish/296146324
  • KS. is the center of the 48 states.
    • Absolute location:
    • 37-40*N-94-102*W 
    Relative location
    • Next to CO
    • Below NE
    • Land lock
    • Missouri river is only natural border
    • shaped like a rectalngle
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  • KS elevation 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 either have to much or to little water
  • Streams and rivers eventually drain into the Mississippi river.
  • The Ogallala Aquifer provides water for irrigation
  • Kansas mostly has man made lake
  • Lakes are used for water control
  • Cheyenne bottoms is a natural lake turned into wetlands for migratory birds.

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  • Climate in KS is dramatic
  • Temperature can change quickly
  • Wind is a big part of KS weather
  • Rainfall varies from east to west KS.
  • Tornado
  • Blizzards
  • Floods
  • Droughts

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  • Good soil
  • Tallgrasses
  • Shortgrasses
  • Bluesteams
  • Buffalo grass
  • Sunflours
  • Wildflowers
  • Prairie fires help grass grow
  • Cottonwood
  • Elm
  • Oak
  • Walnut
  • Animals in KS changed a lot when more people came
  • Snakes
  • Turtles
  • Opossum
  • Rabbits
  • Prairie dogs
  • 3,500 types of insects in KS 
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  • 11 regions in KS
    1. High Plans 
    2. Red Hills
    3. Glaciated Region
    4. Ozark Plateau
    5. Arkansas River Lowland
    6. Wellington-McPherson LowLands 

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