Kansas

=**Kansas**= Created by Jerry Troutner Period 6 1-28-11 The capitol of Kansas is Topeka. The name Kansas means come from south winds (sioux). The state Kansas is located in the Great Plains region and is east of the Rocky Mountains region. Kansas is landlocked. Kansas is to the north of Oklahoma, Kansas is south of Nebraska, Colorodo is to the west of Kansas and Missouri is to the east of Kansas. Kansas has two major rivers passing through it. The rivers are the Colorodo, Arkansas,Kansas,Smokey Hill, and the Republician. The ground cover is grassy land (plains) and the land is flat which is the main reason other than hot dry climate for many tornadoes. Kansas highest point is 4039 feet above sea level and the lowest point is 459 feet above sea level. Kansas has a average of 2000 feet above sea level. Climate Kansas has steppe and humid continental climates depending where you are in the state. Kansas on average gets 20-40 inches a year. The averge tempature in the summer is 80 and 27 in the winter. The average pacipitation for kansas is 76 inches and kansas recieves snow,rain,sleet,and hail. Kansas has four natural resouces including wheat, manufacturing area,coal,oil, and natural gas. Most of the people in kansas use their land for comercial farming and or manufactoring. People in Kansas farm or manufacture goods. The largest city in Kansas is Kansas City. People go to kansas to see the sports teams play and to see the yellow brick road from The Wizard Of Oz. In liesure time people in Kansas play sports and farm.
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