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Vocabulary
Vocabulary II
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Questions II
100
Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary term. The ___ of Topeka is 39° North and 95° West. relative location / absolute location / nonrenewable resource
absolute location
100
Choose the appropriate vocabulary term to finish the sentence. An example of a ___ is the Missouri River because it is a natural feature, making Kansas different from other states. physical feature / primary source / erosion
physical feature
100
Why is 80% of native grasses underground?
Native grasses have long root systems.
100
What was the Permian Sea?
The Permian Sea was a prehistoric shallow ocean of salt water that covered Kansas.
200
The Ogallala ___ is an underground reservoir under western Kansas that stores water that is mainly used for irrigation. physical feature / erosion / Aquifer
Aquifer
200
Choose the appropriate vocabulary term to finish the sentence. The ___ of Topeka is that it is located in the northeastern portion of Kansas, west of Kansas City on I-70. absolute location / drought / relative location
relative location
200
What is the only natural border in Kansas?
The Missouri River (in the northeastern corner of Kansas)
200
Why are native grasses so valuable to Kansas?
Native grasses, because of their long root systems, keep the soil from eroding.
300
Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary term. The average __ in eastern Kansas is around 40 inches, but in the arid western part of the state, we are likely to record less than 18 inches of rain, snow, sleet, hail, and mist. aquifer / drought / precipitation
precipitation
300
Castle Rock is a ___ that contains many fossils of prehistoric organisms because it tells about prehistoric times and was created then as well. primary source / absolute location / shelterbelt
primary source
300
What is the "grasshopper invasion"?
Grasshoppers invaded Kansas, sometimes blocking out the sun, eating all the grains.
300
Does Kansas have more tornados than any other state?
No. (Because of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, people associate Kansas with tornados, but we are not even in the top 10 states of deadly tornados.)
400
Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary term. Extended periods of ___ are hard on plants and animals. Dust storms can develop, blowing away valuable topsoil. drought / arid / aquifer
drought
400
Choose the appropriate vocabulary term to finish the sentence. Coal, oil, and natural gas were created by ___ material such as plants and animals in the Permian Sea that died and compressed, forming the natural gas, oil, and coal. ecosystem / organic / sediment
organic
400
Are prairie fires helpful to the prairie's life cycle? Why?
Yes, because the fires burn off old growth, making way for new grasses.
400
Is there a large environmental difference between western and eastern Kansas?
Yes. (Western Kansas is characterized by the high plains.)
500
Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary term. Native grasses are important to Kansas. They keep the soil in place, protecting it from __, or from washing away. arid / erosion / organic
erosion
500
Choose the appropriate vocabulary term to finish the sentence. Most of the crops we ___, or grow, in Kansas are members of the grass family, including wheat and hay. cultivate / basin / arid
cultivate
500
Is the Ogallala Aquifer a renewable or nonrenewable resource?
The Ogallala Aquifer is a nonrenewable resource.
500
Read the two primary sources on page 16 in the textbook. Then answer this question: List three descriptive words that are used to portray the tornados in each article.
1881: some words were: bated, vivid, alarming, peals, heavens, towering rage, furious contortions, angry, sharp, piercing, mad, terribly grand, impressive, wild, wrangling, flashes, hushed, dark, ugly, muddy, funnel-shaped, pale, ruin, death, rushing, wildly, madly 1991: worst, small, ruins, swamped