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Kansas History Ch. 1 Home on the Range

Chapter 1 Home on the Range “America’s Heartland” This is the nickname given to Kansas because it is the center of United States. The center of the U.S. is in Smith County, near Lebanon Absolute Location Giving a location using longitude and latitude Relative Location Giving a location by using another place for reference.

Chapter 1 Home on the Range Physical Features Kansas is NOT flat.... Even though we have 0 mountains. Kansas rises in elevation from East to West. Rises about 10 feet per mile. Kansas is environmentally diverse. Eastern Kansas – has wooded areas and rolling hills Western Kansas – has high plains Most well known feature is the prairie. Area too wet for desert, but too dry to be a forest.

Chapter 1 Home on the Range Permian Sea Giant inland sea through the middle of North America. If people lived in Kansas at the time they would travel by boat. Mosasaurs Giant water reptiles, could grow up to 50 feet long. Many fossils can still be found throughout Kansas Castle Rock – popular sight to find fossils of prehistoric organisms

Chapter 1 Home on the Range Weather Classified as DRAMATIC weather. Record temperatures: High 121, Low -40 Tornado Alley Warm and Cool Air mix in this region causing higher chances for Tornadoes. Kansas also experiences: Blizzards, Droughts, and Floods

Chapter 1 Home on the Range Grasslands Prairies are characterized by either tall grasses or short grasses. East = Tall Grass, Central = Mixture, West = Short Grass Kansas is known as the “Sunflower State” Home to 12 different species of sunflowers. Prairie Fires Positive for the life cycle of the prairies. One of the main reasons Kansas has few forests.

Chapter 1 Home on the Range Human Environmental Interaction Natural resources were used to: build houses, build railroads, and establish towns. Early on agriculture practices overworked the land leading to the Dust Bowl. Movement Kansas is a crossroads. Indians relocated here, immigrants established new lives, and even the Pony Express passed through Kansas.