5 Themes of Kansas Geography by Marisa Wise https://padlet.com/wisemd/tbjtjthrzrnk by Marisa Wise en-us 2018-10-22 16:08:12 UTC 2018-10-26 20:04:19 UTC hello@padlet.com Location wisemd https://padlet.com/wisemd/tbjtjthrzrnk/wish/295545584
  • Kansas is the center of the 48 states 
  • Absolute location is 37-40*N, 94-102*W
  • Relative location: landlocked, shaped like a rectangle with a bite taken out of it, the bite is formed by the missouri river which is also the only natural border
    • ]]>     2018-10-22 16:16:29 UTC https://padlet.com/wisemd/tbjtjthrzrnk/wish/295545584     Place : Landforms wisemd https://padlet.com/wisemd/tbjtjthrzrnk/wish/296023580 Prairies
    - A prairie is something that is too wet to be a desert, but to dry to be a forest
    - Almost 1/3 of Kansas is prairies
    - Around 80% of a prairie is underground 

    The Permian Sea
    - This ocean contained animals such as the Mosaurs, a reptile that could grow up to 50 feet in length

    Tallgrass Prairies National Preserve
    - It is a 'sea of grass' that was formed out of The Permian Sea 
    - There is an abundance of animals, plants, reptiles, different species of birds, amphibians, and mammals that live there
    - It used to cover more than 140 million acres of land, but now less than 4% exists because of agriculture purposes
    ]]>     2018-10-23 15:42:39 UTC https://padlet.com/wisemd/tbjtjthrzrnk/wish/296023580     Place : Water wisemd https://padlet.com/wisemd/tbjtjthrzrnk/wish/296023803 - Kansas often has too much water, or not enough
    - All of the rivers in Kansas eventually drain into the Mississippi River
    - American Indians and early settlers  lives close to streams and rivers and their trails followed the rivers
    The Ogallala Aquifer
    - This water source was created millions of years ago
    - It is used for irrigation because there hasn't been Western Kansas to grow corn
    - Rivers are the only thing that can replenish the aquifer, but when it's low, the rivers sometimes drain the aquifer
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    - There are very few natural lakes in Kansas
    - Many of these lakes are used for recreation and wildlife conservation
    - Cheyenne Bottoms is a natural lake that has been turned into a wetland for migratory birds

    ]]>     2018-10-23 15:43:01 UTC https://padlet.com/wisemd/tbjtjthrzrnk/wish/296023803     Place : Weather wisemd https://padlet.com/wisemd/tbjtjthrzrnk/wish/296023922 - There are many folklore about Kansas's weather and how dramatic and unpredictable it can be
    - The highest recorded temperature is 121 degrees and the lowest is 40 below zero
    - The temperature can drop below freezing every month of the year, but can also be over 100 from March to October
    - Wind is the dominant feature in its climate]]>     2018-10-23 15:43:11 UTC https://padlet.com/wisemd/tbjtjthrzrnk/wish/296023922     Place : Plants and Animals wisemd https://padlet.com/wisemd/tbjtjthrzrnk/wish/296024136 - There were a lot of insects in Kansas (3,500 types)
    - Some types of animals that were here were things like buffalo, pronghorn antelope ]]>     2018-10-23 15:43:31 UTC https://padlet.com/wisemd/tbjtjthrzrnk/wish/296024136     Movement wisemd https://padlet.com/wisemd/tbjtjthrzrnk/wish/296531249 - Settlers 
    - Immigrants brought new ideas and products 
    - The Pony Express once traveled from Missouri to California 
    - The telegraph linked Kansas to the rest fo the country ]]>     2018-10-24 16:03:41 UTC https://padlet.com/wisemd/tbjtjthrzrnk/wish/296531249     Human Environment Interaction wisemd https://padlet.com/wisemd/tbjtjthrzrnk/wish/296537145 - People used resources available to them so trees were cut down, stone was removes, water was taken from rivers etc. 
    - settlers came and built houses 
    - railroad companies laid tracks down
    - farming ]]>     2018-10-24 16:13:11 UTC https://padlet.com/wisemd/tbjtjthrzrnk/wish/296537145     Region wisemd https://padlet.com/wisemd/tbjtjthrzrnk/wish/297566342 - High Plains
         - flat pieces of land formed by sediments from the Rocky Mountains
    - Red Hills
         - red hills with iron oxide in them making them red
    - Flint Hill Upland
         - aka ranching area
             - erosion of limestone and shale which made the hills
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