Map Parts
What tells me what the map is about, or what area I am looking at?
Title
Missouri
About one third of Kansas is
Prarie
You can ______ to your environment, by wearing warmer cloths, building houses, or wearing sunglasses when it is sunny out.
Adapt
What transportaion method made Kansas and specifically Parsons an essential crossroad for America
Railroads.
The Legend....
Tells what symbols on the map mean
South of Kansas is what state?
Oklahoma
The ________ _______ provides most of the water for Western Kansas
Ogallala Aquifer
Plowing prairie, building dams, mining resources, and constructing roads are all examples of _________
Modifying the environment
Absolute location is
Where something is Exactly
What map tool gives me an idea of how big the map is?
Scale
Kansas relative location compared to Colorado is?
East
In South East Kansas most of our water comes from ________ water sources.
Surface
Prairie soil is very fertile, leading to a lot of ________ in Kansas
Agriculture
Examples of nonrenewable resources
Coal, oil, natural gas
How do I know what the cardinal directions are on a map?
Compass Rose
Kansas' relative location compared to Nebraska is?
South
Kansas was once covered in an ancient sea called the ______ ___.
Permian Sea
We can effect the environment, especially plants and animals in a positive way through ________ efforts.
Conservation
Examples of renewable resources
Sun, wind, water.
The absolute location can be found on a map by using what 2 features?
Lines of latitude and Longitude
What is Parsons relative location in Kansas?
South East
Kansas is not actually flat, it rises in _______ from ______ to _______.
Elevation, East to West.
Mining
Explain what an aquifer is, and why it is important to Kansas
An aquifer is a porous underground rock that holds water. This helps provide water to much of Western Kansas