5 Themes of Kansas by Josie Pemberton https://padlet.com/pembertonjm/vxh8xnpdkveq Made by Josie Pemberton en-us 2018-10-22 19:38:07 UTC 2018-10-24 20:05:23 UTC hello@padlet.com Location pembertonjm https://padlet.com/pembertonjm/vxh8xnpdkveq/wish/295672487
  • Kansas is the center of the 48 states
  • Absolute Location:  37-40*N and 94-102*W
  • Relative Location:
    •     * Next to Colorado
        * Below Nebraska
        * Landlocked
        * Missouri river is the only natural boarder
        * Shaped like a rectangle
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  • Prairies 
  • Hills
  • Rivers
  • East Kansas - Many forests
  • Kansas used to be covered by the Permian Sea
  • Less than 4% of the original tallgrass prairie exists. 
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  • Kansas often has too much water or too little water
  • Most of the lakes we have in Kansas are results in flood control projects
  • There is a huge reservoir under Kansas called the Ogallala Aquifer - mainly used for irrigation
  • Cheyenne Bottoms used to be a natural environment but they had to change the water levels.
  • We need to protect our water so we will still have it through droughts. 
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  • Kansas has all different kinds of unpredictable weather
  • The winds make the weather even more extreme
  • Types of Weather:
    •     * Storms
        * Snow
        * Rain
    • -40*F is the coldest temperature recorded and 121*F is the hottest
    • The average precipitation for eastern Kansas every year is 40 inches
    • Extreme Weather:
        * Tornadoes 
        * Blizzards
        * Droughts
    * Floods
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  • Animals:
    •     * Many types of animals were going extinct because they were being hunted
        * There are over 3,500 types of insects in Kansas
     * Insects help pollinate plants and they are food for bigger animals
    * Grasshoppers can feed on crops and ruin them
    • Plants:
        * Plants have to be able to survive the harsh weather
        * Kansas has some of the best soil in the world
     * Kansas prairies are either tall grass or short grass
        * Bluestems are the most common of the tall grasses which are a favorite food for animals. This makes Kansas a leading state in Cattle Ranching.

    ]]>     2018-10-23 19:13:43 UTC https://padlet.com/pembertonjm/vxh8xnpdkveq/wish/296156473     Regions pembertonjm https://padlet.com/pembertonjm/vxh8xnpdkveq/wish/296654667 Kansas can be split up into 11 different regions:
    • High Plains:
        * Formed by sediments from the Rocky Mountains
    • Red Hills:
        * Contains hills with iron oxide
    • Glaciated Region:
        * Glaciers use to cover this area
    • Ozark Plateau:
        * Has the oldest surface rock in the state
    • Arkansas River Lowlands:
        * Formed by rocks from the Rocky Mountains that the Arkansas River carried
    • Wellington-McPherson Lowlands:
        * Has sand dunes covered in grasses
    • Cherokee Lowlands:
        * Very flat with good soil
    • Chautauqua Hills:
        * Has low hills topped with sandstone
    • Smoky Hills:
        * It got its name because it is very hazy in the mornings
    • Flint Hills Uplands:
        * Has limestone that contains flint
    • Osage Cuestas:
    * Contains cliffs that are 50-200 feet high
    ]]>     2018-10-24 19:23:13 UTC https://padlet.com/pembertonjm/vxh8xnpdkveq/wish/296654667     Human Environment Interaction pembertonjm https://padlet.com/pembertonjm/vxh8xnpdkveq/wish/296663564
  • We cut down trees, mine, and take water
  • We build houses, office buildings, and factories
  • We build railroads, tunnels, and roads
  • We remove things like oil from the ground
  • We have to work around drought and floods (weather)
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  • Kansas has always been a crossroad
  • Settlers passed through Kansas before it was even open for settlement
  • Immigrants from foreign lands brought with them their customs and beliefs
  • The pony express ran right through Kansas
  • Goods and services are moved in and out of our state
  • The wheat and airplanes built in Kansas are exported all over the world
  • Many types of goods are brought into the state

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