Vocab
Vocab
Regions
Regions
Facts
100

A process of breaking down, such as the breaking down of rock by actions of wind and water

What is Erosion

100

The physical and human features of a location

What is a place

100
Consists of low hills topped with Sandstone. Hardwood trees such as oaks, and medium tall grasses cover the hills.
What is Chautauqua Hills
100
Formed of rocks form the Rocky Mountains that were carried by the Arkansas River.
What is Arkansas River Lowlands
100

Dwight D. Eisenhour built this across Kansas

What is the interstate highway?

200
Description of a location as it relates to the location of other places
What is Relative location
200

Water in the air that falls to earth as rain or snow

What is Precipitation

200
This region gets its name from the ice that once covered the area North in South Dakota, Iowa and Minnesota.
What is Glaciated Region
200
Contains sand dunes covered with grasses. Underground are two important resources: water and salt.
What is Wellington-McPherson Lowlands
200
Kansas doesn't even rank in the top 10 of states in these
What is Tornados
300

States of the United States that are contained within the same boundaries

What is Contiguous States

300

To prepare and use for crops and gardening

What is cultivate

300
This Region gets its name from the Red iron oxide. Indians believed in the healing powers of the hills and streams
What is Red Hills
300

Gentle rolling landscapes of fertile soil make up this region. It is also a coal mining region.

What is Cherokee Lowlands

300
These are part of the life cycle of the prairie and contribute to the prairies growth.
What are Prairie Fires
400
Description of a location that uses longitude and latitude
What is Absolute Location
400

How people, goods, and ideas get from one place to another.

What is movement

400
This is the largest Region in Kansas. These flatlands originally formed from sediments of the Rocky Mountains.
What is High Plains
400
Contains east facing cliffs with gentle slopes to the west. The ridges are 50-200 feet high.
What is the Osage Cuestas
400
What % of the Prairie is Underground
What is 80%
500

An are that has certain unifying characteristics

What is region

500

A community of living things interacting with their environment

What is an Ecosystem

500
This region extends into Oklahoma, Missouri, and Arkansas. This region has the oldest surface rock in the state. The land is hilly and covered with hardwood trees.
What is Ozark Plateau
500
Well known for ranching this region contains flint that creates a rocky soil. This is also home to one of the last tall grass prairies in the country.
What is Flint Hills
500

Natural nonrenewable resource found in Kansas

What is coal?

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