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Kansas’
relation to Introduction and North
America’s Environment Setting Factors
Kansas’ relation to Historical Settlement of North America Factors
Kansas’ relation to The North American Political Economy Factors
Kansas’ relation to The Atlantic Periphery Factors
Kansas’ relation to Megalopolis Factors
Kansas’ relation to The
Great Lakes and Corn Belt Factors
Kansas’ relation to The Inland South Factors
Kansas’
relation to The Coastal South Factors
KANSAS, connects US….Kansas’ relation to
KANSAS, connects US….Kansas’ relation to
Introduction
and North America’s Environment Setting
Factors
Eratosthenes, the father of geography,
wisely devised a system by which all geography could be categorized and
studied. In view of his passion and his
wisdom, he would have naturally enjoyed and agreed with the song writer Jimmy
Buffett’s quote that says, “Without geography, you are nowhere.” Kansas for me is a part of where I am, as it
is where both of my parents were born, bred, and where my extended family still
lives. Join me here for a geographic
excursion of discovery exploring Kansas where I, as a California born American,
can trace my roots and my heritage back with pride to Kansas. Kansas, is one of the 48 conterminous
(continental) states in the U.S.A., and contributes one fiftieth to the whole
of U.S.A. Kansas is also, part of what
is referred to as perhaps the most culturally diverse region on Earth which
includes the U.S.A. and Canada making up the North American continent. Lebanon, Kansas is the geographical center of
the U.S.A. (Hardwick, et al, Chapter 1&2) Plaque Marking the center of the U.S.A. google
Factors
Eratosthenes, the father of geography,
wisely devised a system by which all geography could be categorized and
studied. In view of his passion and his
wisdom, he would have naturally enjoyed and agreed with the song writer Jimmy
Buffett’s quote that says, “Without geography, you are nowhere.” Kansas for me is a part of where I am, as it
is where both of my parents were born, bred, and where my extended family still
lives. Join me here for a geographic
excursion of discovery exploring Kansas where I, as a California born American,
can trace my roots and my heritage back with pride to Kansas. Kansas, is one of the 48 conterminous
(continental) states in the U.S.A., and contributes one fiftieth to the whole
of U.S.A. Kansas is also, part of what
is referred to as perhaps the most culturally diverse region on Earth which
includes the U.S.A. and Canada making up the North American continent. Lebanon, Kansas is the geographical center of
the U.S.A. (Hardwick, et al, Chapter 1&2) Plaque Marking the center of the U.S.A. google
Lebanon,
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Kansas’ relation to Historical
Settlement of
North American
Factors
The American Meteorological Society defines the term “tornado alley” is often used to speak about a zone in the Great Plains region of the central United States, that’s running north and south centered on north Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska where tornadoes are most frequent. This region is contains the “dry-line”, a front separating Gulf of Mexico air from the Southwest’s dry air that sits above these states, helping to produce thunderstorms spawning tornadoes. (The Weather Channel.com)
Factors
The American Meteorological Society defines the term “tornado alley” is often used to speak about a zone in the Great Plains region of the central United States, that’s running north and south centered on north Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska where tornadoes are most frequent. This region is contains the “dry-line”, a front separating Gulf of Mexico air from the Southwest’s dry air that sits above these states, helping to produce thunderstorms spawning tornadoes. (The Weather Channel.com)
June 8, 1966 Topeka,
Kansas
(The
Weather Channel, Dr. Forbes)
On June 8, 1966, Topeka was struck by
an F5 rated tornado, according to the Fujita scale. It started on the southwest side of town,
moving northeast, passing over a local landmark named Burnett’s Mound. According to a local Indian legend, this mound
was thought to protect the city from tornadoes if left undisturbed. A few years prior to the tornado strike saw
development near the mound including a water tank constructed near the top of
the mound against the wisdom of the warnings from the local Native
Indians. The tornado churned and ripped
through their city damaging the downtown area and the Washburn University campus
(Kansopolis) , (Hardwick, et al, Chapter 3)
(Kansopolis) , (Hardwick, et al, Chapter 3)
Downtown Topeka
Skyline from Burnett's Mound
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The Kansas history pattern of tornado
activity is shown to be deemed intense and may indeed affect the settlement
pattern of the settlers in Kansas’ past.
These early Indian settlers believed in their legend and along with
their flat landscape knew tornados could appear randomly and become massive. Over
time history shows little changes about tornado alley, except who’s next? In 2007 the 1500 person community of
Greensburg, Kansas experienced an F5 tornado that simply removed their town from
the face of the map, but you can find Greensburg today rebuilt and back on the
map, as one of the greenest cities in America. Bravo, Greensburg! On May 4, 2007
for the people who lived through the Greensburg tornado, they talked of their
ears popping, like on a descending plane which then became very intense as the
result of an extreme barometric pressure drop from the F5 tornado, with a wind
velocity of more than 200 M.P.H., and which was 2 miles wide that came churning
through town for 15 minutes destroying it. This town which “was” two hours west
of Wichita on highway 54 near the Oklahoma border, then no it longer physically
existed. All was pulverized, leaving 12 dead citizens, and 960 homes, churches,
schools and businesses that were gone. Until that night their town had been
known for its Guinness Book of World’s Record Title, which was the engineering
feat of their award winning World’s Largest Hand-Dug Cave-like Well built in
1888, but from that night on they have been known for the destruction of the Greensburg
F5 tornado and their green comeback on the Kansas prairie.
Arial View showing the flat landscape Topeka rising
This is a first hand
account from Lanny who also shot the Video Link below.
By this time, I had
re-joined Fabian and Craig. The gravity of the disaster became more and more
apparent as the chaos of destruction increased with a group of chasers
including Dick McGowan were assisting a man who has just escaped the rubble of
his house.
Continuing north and
maneuvering every minute toward Greensburg. We stopped briefly moving
around debris, I looked over to the right to
see a new tornado fully condensed to our northeast. I immediately stopped and
started filming.
The next lightning flash
revealed another tornado had already formed within seconds, right next to the
first. The tornadoes either rotated around each other or merged, as lightning
flashes revealed them getting closer together.
Progressing
north, our path was finally blocked by toppled power poles a little over a mile
south of Greensburg. This ended the chase for us, and we turned around and
headed back south. We ended the day in Pratt, where the scale of the disaster
was evident. All night and into the morning, the sound of ambulance sirens in
Pratt and highway crews blocking the road west to Greensburg were signals that
we had just witnessed a tragedy.
We know that Dorothy ended somewhere over the rainbow
thanks to a Kansas tornado and watching this video may illustrate just how that
may have happened. In 1939 The Wizard of Oz helped create and eternalize the folklore of another tornado, but this Kansas “Hollywood” tornado
is famous.
Video of May 4, 2007 Greensburg, Kansas tornado
Video Link here below:
Video Link here below:
Kansas Population Density
Kansas’ main population centers are Kansas City, in Sedgwick County, and Wichita, in Johnson County, which are the two largest cities and counties in the state. The most important factor in determining what influenced the population densities of Native Americas/First Nations was their access to abundant natural resources. Note above the numerous Native Indian named counties and note even more Kansas cities have Indian names due to the fact that these were where the original Native Americas/First Nations lived. The settlement patterns were nomadic in that the locals would move to follow herds of bison and to hunt and gather seasonally. Of course the local rivers, lakes, and tributaries were desirable to their settlement patterns which would supply them with fish, game, and water. The major river waterways flow from and through the northeast part of the state toward the southeast corner of the state; those rivers are The Republican River, Arkansas River, Kansas River, Smoky Hill River, and the Missouri River. The term palimpsest which is a parchment that has been written, erased, and rewritten on over and over can also be used to describe the cultural landscape of Kansas. The canvas of Kansas is based on the township and range survey method and the land as shown on the county map above shows the 6 mile square divided state. The Zelinsky Theory again correctly states that the first groups of settlers will be most successful and today the original settlement areas are still having the longest impact in the most dense population sites. (Hardwick, et al, Chapter 3)
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relation to
The North American Political Economy
Factors
Kansas State Capital Building Topeka, Kansas by DAY……… by NIGHT.....
Factors
Kansas State Capital Building Topeka, Kansas by DAY……… by NIGHT.....
Topeka, Kansas "Topeka"
an Indian word
Topeka, Kansas
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Home of Kansas State
Government and Capital
Topeka City Government
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It’s clear that
the geopolitics of Kansas is agriculturally based. Collaboration
or Competition? The Messy Geopolitics of Food Security BY ALLYN GAESTEL | NEXT CITY MARCH 19, 2013
The article explains that today’s globalized
market for food means that no one country can single handedly isolate and
control another’s food market. Yet, the
power and the scope of the agricultural major power, Kansas, is a global player
involved in feeding the world. Jim
Harkness, the president of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy pleads the
viewpoint of small farmers, who disagree with big government, big agriculture,
and big corporations. He is concerned about the issues of land grabs, using
food as a weapon, and about finding clarity for the contradictory G-8’s
agricultural policies. Panel spokesmen
Diaz Bonilla speaks of three paths for the possibly grim future. First, the
geopolitics of food scarcity, with war, climate change, soil erosion, rising
sea levels and contaminated aquifers, all compounded by instability and
resistance between global powers as the world population booms on. Second, is the tooth fairy version of
“everything is fine” believing that China and the U.S. will work together
handling the world’s food challenges with emphasis on small farmers, oh happy
day. It’s time that we serve the
American farmer fairly and the third and most likely choice, Diaz Bonilla said,
“We muddle through geopolitics” where the geopolitical world is messy, in spite
of collaborations which will continue to move ahead in crisis.
(website:nextcity.org), (Hardwick, et al, Chapter 4)
(website:nextcity.org), (Hardwick, et al, Chapter 4)
The Megalopolis
Factors
Kansas is basically the opposite compared to the Megalopolis region, which is primarily urbanized as Kansas is rural. Geographically the Megalopolis consists of the Atlantic Coastal Plain, the Piedmont, and the Appalachians vs. Kansas the plain. There are many well developed waterways in the east vs. Kansas’ land-bound plains. There are many beaches in the Megalopolis and none existent in Kansas today, though western Kansas evidences that it was once an ancient ocean. The port cities of the Megalopolis naturally aid shipping and trade volume, and the agricultural economy rules in Kansas. Despite the differences between the Megalopolis and Kansas there is an interesting 21st century fact that Kansas has a Megalopolis of its own as Kansas City, Kansas runs into Kansas City, Missouri and it is said that the best form of flattery is imitation. (Hardwick, et al Chapter 5)
KANSAS,
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The Atlantic Periphery
Factors
The Atlantic Periphery
Factors
This western Kansas anomaly of beauty is the remains
of an ancient ocean and its seashore solidified from the sedimentary deposits
of tons of seashells formed into what they call a pyramid configuration. Atlantic Periphery has the Appalachian
Mountains and Kansas has Monument Rocks both have ocean influences. This land form does insure a demand for
tourism for those passing through western Kansas, like the Megalopolis has an
influence from tourism. Both the
Atlantic Periphery and Kansas have relatively weaker regional economies than
those around them. Most importantly,
today the Atlantic Periphery joins Kansas in agricultural arena successfully
growing and exporting quality potatoes, that compete with Idaho potatoes. (Hardwick, et al, Chapter 7)
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Kansas’ relation to The Great Lakes and Corn Belt
Factors
To THE BREAD BASKET
Factors
To THE BREAD BASKET
Kansas agriculture and cash-grain farming too connects US Google
Kansas leads the world in wheat
production, and also grows corn, soybeans, sunflowers, and raises dairy on the
prairie, to help feed the world. The farm
land and the state are divided up by the Township and Range survey method into
squares. The population of The Great
Lakes and the Corn Belt region is known to be large, well educated, and diverse
today. Naturally the ethnic population
has located in ethnic enclaves. The
economy here is agricultural and less likely to be oriented toward manufacturing. The climate is humid and continental. This
region not only has the Mason Dixon Line division, but there is also the
notation that Kansas has the geographic center of the U.S.A. Kansas is part of The Heartland, The Bread
Basket, and The Bible Belt and that too connects us. The flat rolling hills and terrain of Kansas
were shaped by glaciers. The land is also well suited to growth enough to meet
the high demand for export. (Hardwick, et al,
Chapter 8)
KANSAS,
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relation to
The Inland South
Factors
Factors
Tribal Country Road Google
The
redistribution of the Indians left many Indians in Kansas like my Cherokee
ancestors, and not unlike all the tribes of Native Americans they forced into Oklahoma.
McConnell Air Force Base is in Wichita,
Kansas and is like the many military complexes of The Inland South. These two regions being so flat lead both of
them to be subject to flash flooding.
Both regions used corn as a feed crop for draft animals that plowed the
fields in the 19th and 20th century and grow it today. Kansas City and Wichita are major music
centers for the music industry like Memphis and Nashville. Most rain comes to both in late spring and
early summer. (Hardwick, et al, Chapter 9)
KANSAS,
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relation to
The Coastal South
Factors
The Coastal South
Factors
The
Coastal South Region has similarities to the region that Kansas is in, in that
both act as gateways; the coast is the natural gateway for cross-regional and
international trade and Kansas is the middle of the U.S. and is a natural
gateway. Both regions are home to
diverse populations from varying European immigrants. These two regions were both aided tremendously
in development by railroads and aviation advancements along the way. The coastal area suffers the effects of
hurricanes annually and Kansas suffers annually from tornadoes, both of which
come with thunderstorms. Agriculture is
king for both regions even though their crops differ due to the great
differences in the growing climate. The
crop production of each region is based on cash crops that are plentiful enough
to feed the world and so they do. (Hardwick, et al, Chapter 10)
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Naturaly there is an abundance of wildlife in these two regions
(Hardwick, et al, Chapter 12 & 13)
Water is the beginning and the end of all, for all including both Kansas and life in the intermontane with grand manmade structures which were made to enable the desert to be transformed by the transportation of awater collection and distribution system which transforms the inhabitable to paradise. The Hoover Dam not only makes the electricity for Las Vegas, but it also makes power for 750,000 in Los Angeles using water power. The Colorado River generates clean electricity for America. Kansas is the location for the central part of the Ogallala Aquifer that is an ancient water source shared by several states, and Kansas also has other aquifers like theHigh Plains and the Emporia Aquifer. (Hardwick, et al, Chapter 11&12)
Remember
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(Hardwick, et al, Chapter 15)
Remember
(Hardwick, et al, Chapter 16)
google images
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Hundreds of bikers descend on Paradise Point at Perry Lake for the 37th annual ABATE of Kansas Rally.
(Hardwick, et al, Chapter 17)
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Images provided by: Google Images, Kansas State Agriculture News.com, Kansas Tourism.com,
Sources Cited: Google images, High Country News, Kansas.com, Kansas.org,
The Geography of North American ED 2
Hardwick, Shelley, and Holtgrieve, U.S. Parks.org. and
The Geography of North American ED 2
Hardwick, Shelley, and Holtgrieve, U.S. Parks.org. and
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to the Kansas Connection
Kansas’ relation
to The
Great Plain
Kansas’ relation to The
Rocky Mountain Region
and Kansas’ relation to Intermontane West
Kansas’ relation to MexAmerican
Kansas’ relation to The Pacific Northwest
Kansas’ relation to Hawai’i and Pacific Islands
The Great Plains
the Cathedral of the Plains google images
Kansas Utility Says 2 New Wind Farms Now Operating
Great Plains AKA the "Great American Desert" is characteristically void of trees which is perfect for the recapture of wind, as an alternate energy resource. According to the text the Department of Energy invested $60 billion in this region to develop the alternate energy source of wind power. Another plus for the flat topography is that wheat finds the plains a perfect match and 99 percent of the wheat exports are grown here. Wind in general is of great importance for other reasons here like the Chinook winds that are formed when warmth moves to meet the cold, dry Arctic air. (Hardwick, et al, Chapter 11)
Also, the proponents, geographers Frank and Deb Popper, believe in another usage which they explain as a buffalo habitat proposal capable of restoring the Great Plains as a protected habitat for buffalo. They are correct in that the region is ideally suited as a huge, vast area for a potential grassland habitat for raising native herds of buffalo. Ultimately, though the agricultural usage is primary and controls the land usage in the Great Plains. Agriculture wins hands down financially and currently is the most viable usage for the region. Prior to the hunting of the bison by the Euro-Americans there were 80,000,000 grazing in the Great Plains.
Remember
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St. Fidelis Catholic Church |
the Cathedral of the Plains google images
The "Cathedral of the Plains" is Saint Fidelis Catholic Church in Victoria, Kansas. It has seating for 1,100 people, which, at the time of it's dedication, made it the largest church west of the Mississippi River. The church is 220 feet long, 110 feet wide at the transepts and 75 feet at the nave. Its ceiling is 44 feet above the ground and the towers are 141 feet tall.
Three previous churches served the community of predominately German immigrants, but the present church was begun in 1908 and completed in 1911. The exterior is constructed of large native limestone blocks weighing from 50 to 100 pounds each.
The Romanesque design church contains German windows & works of art, Austrian hand carved stations of the cross, and Italian marble altar. The church is open to the public (free) from dawn to dusk. All regions share in the historic preservation of their local churches.
The United States Department of Energy wisely invested $60 billion in alternate wind energy largely in the rural parts of the Great Plains region. The obvious landscape feature of being flat is accentuated greatly by the fact that their are so
few trees.
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Wind on the Great Plainsis a valuable energy resource. |
Great Plains AKA the "Great American Desert" is characteristically void of trees which is perfect for the recapture of wind, as an alternate energy resource. According to the text the Department of Energy invested $60 billion in this region to develop the alternate energy source of wind power. Another plus for the flat topography is that wheat finds the plains a perfect match and 99 percent of the wheat exports are grown here. Wind in general is of great importance for other reasons here like the Chinook winds that are formed when warmth moves to meet the cold, dry Arctic air. (Hardwick, et al, Chapter 11)
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| Wind is an incredible resource for an energy source found on the Great Plains. google images |
 google images  Home Home on the range...where the deer and the buffalo |
Mother Nature did place the largest dune field in North America in the flat Great Plains, which is in The Nebraska Sand Hills. The physical process that formed this dune field is called the Aeolian processes.
(Hardwick, et al, Chapter 11)
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| The Nebraska Sand Dunes google images |
Remember
….Kansas’ relation to
The Great Plains
KANSAS, connects US...Kansas’ relation to
The
Rocky Mountain Region
and The Intermontane West
and The Intermontane West
Naturaly there is an abundance of wildlife in these two regions
and the gray wolves, close to extinction are now present and accounted for
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and the gray wolf is again thriving. google images |
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drip google images |
Water is the beginning and the end of all, for all including both Kansas and life in the intermontane with grand manmade structures which were made to enable the desert to be transformed by the transportation of awater collection and distribution system which transforms the inhabitable to paradise. The Hoover Dam not only makes the electricity for Las Vegas, but it also makes power for 750,000 in Los Angeles using water power. The Colorado River generates clean electricity for America. Kansas is the location for the central part of the Ogallala Aquifer that is an ancient water source shared by several states, and Kansas also has other aquifers like theHigh Plains and the Emporia Aquifer. (Hardwick, et al, Chapter 11&12)
Enjoy a video on the Hoover Dam construction below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXv9V7qsjN
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Hoover Dam google images |
Hoover Dam Tour: Youtubehooverdamvideotour google images
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| Provo, Utah's own Jordanelle Dam google images |
This is another man made efficient water resource created by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Provo River Project which enables irrigation, municipal and industrial, along with recreational needs. Kansas too has natural and man made water systems.
Lakes and reservoirs by size
The shorelines of Kansas Lakes are mostly in government ownership and open to the public for hunting, fishing, camping, and hiking. Large areas of public land surround most of the lakes.
| Name | Capacity in acre feet (normal pool) | surface acres (normal pool) | maximum depth | comments |
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| Milford Lake | 351,577 | 15,709 acres (6,357 ha) | 65 feet (20 m) | 21,000 acres (8,500 ha) of recreational land |
| Tuttle Creek Lake | 253,265 | 12,500 acres (5,059 ha) | 50 feet (15 m) | 16,000 acres (6,500 ha) of recreational land |
| Glen Elder Dam (Waconda Lake) | 241,460 | 12,586 acres (5,093 ha) | 45 feet (14 m) | 13,000 acres (5,300 ha) of recreational land |
| Wilson Lake | 235,000 | 9,020 acres (3,650 ha) | 65 feet (20 m) | Clearest lake in Kansas; 8,120 acres (3,290 ha) of recreational land |
| Perry Lake | 209, 513 | 11,150 acres (4,512 ha) | 55 feet (17 m) | 21,600 acres (8,700 ha) of recreational land |
| Cheney Reservoir | 168,000 | 9,537 acres (3,859 ha) | 49 feet (15 m) | 7,412 acres (3,000 ha) of recreational land |
| El Dorado Lake | 153,444 | 8,000 acres (3,237 ha) | 51 feet (16 m) | Trout fishing below dam in winter; 8,000 acres (3,200 ha) of recreational land |
| Melvern Lake | 151,256 | 6,930 acres (2,804 ha) | 60 feet (18 m) | 17,244 acres (6,978 ha) of recreational land |
| Clinton Lake | 110,400 | 7,000 acres (2,833 ha) | 55 feet (17 m) | 11,000 acres (4,500 ha) of recreational land |
| Marion Reservoir | 80,669 | 6,200 acres (2,509 ha) | 37 feet (11 m) | 6,000 acres (2,400 ha) of recreational land |
| Cedar Bluff Reservoir | 79,252 | 6,869 acres (2,780 ha) | 55 feet (17 m) | 5,668 acres (2,294 ha) of recreational land |
| Hillsdale Lake | 76,300 | 4,575 acres (1,851 ha) | 57 feet (17 m) | 8,000 acres (3,200 ha) of recreational land |
| Pomona Lake | 70,600 | 4,060 acres (1,643 ha) | 50 feet (15 m) | 10,500 acres (4,200 ha) of recreational land |
| Kirwin Dam | 67,268 | 5,079 acres (2,055 ha) | 49 feet (15 m) | Lake is the centerpiece of 10,778 acres (4,362 ha)Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge |
| Kanopolis Lake | 50,273 | 3,406 acres (1,378 ha) | 35 feet (11 m) | 12,500 acres (5,100 ha) of recreational land |
| John Redmond Dam and Reservoir | 50,040 | 9,400 acres (3,804 ha) | 12 feet (3.7 m) | 20,000 acres (8,100 ha) of recreational land |
| Council Grove Lake | 43,984 | 3,310 acres (1,340 ha) | 56 feet (17 m) | 2,638 acres (1,068 ha) of recreational land |
| Webster Lake | 37,926 | 3,740 acres (1,514 ha) | 42 feet (13 m) | 3,164 acres (1,280 ha) of recreational land |
| Elk City Lake | 37,422 | 4,450 acres (1,801 ha) | 24 feet (7.3 m) | 12,000 acres (4,900 ha) of recreational land |
| Keith Sebelius Reservoir | 35,935 | 2,181 acres (883 ha) | 42 feet (13 m) | 5,668 acres (2,294 ha) of recreational land |
| Big Hill Lake | 23,361 | 1,240 acres (502 ha) | 60 feet (18 m) | 1,280 acres (520 ha) of recreational land; 17 mile (27km) horse trail |
| Fall River Lake | 20,690 | 2,450 acres (991 ha) | 30 feet (9.1 m) | 20,100 acres (8,100 ha) of recreational land, includingFlint Hills National Wildlife Refuge |
| Toronto Lake | 16,528 | 2,800 acres (1,133 ha) | 45 feet (14 m) | 5,775 acres (2,337 ha) of recreational land |
| Lovewell Reservoir | 15,284 | 2,986 acres (1,208 ha) | 35 feet (11 m) | 2,229 acres (902 ha) of recreational land |
Sources: Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation, Kansas State Parks. Copan, Hulah, and Kaw lakes extend into Kansas but are mostly in Oklahoma.
Natural lakes
- Cheyenne Bottoms 15,500 acres (6,300 ha) of wetland and marsh in 41,000 acres (17,000 ha) lowland[1]
- Lake Inman
- Quivira National Wildlife Refuge 7,000 acres (2,800 ha) of wetland and marsh in 22,135 acres (8,958 ha) refuge
Man-made lakes
Lakes managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Big Hill Lake
- Clinton Lake
- Copan Lake
- Council Grove Lake
- El Dorado Lake
- Elk City Lake
- Fall River Lake
- Hillsdale Lake
- Hulah Lake
- John Redmond Reservoir
- Kanopolis Lake
- Marion Reservoir
- Melvern Lake
- Milford Lake
- Perry Lake
- Pomona Lake
- Toronto Lake
- Tuttle Creek Lake
- Wilson Lake
Reservoirs managed by the Bureau of Reclamation
- Cedar Bluff Reservoir
- Cheney Reservoir
- Keith Sebelius Reservoir
- Kirwin Reservoir
- Lovewell Reservoir
- Waconda Reservoir and Glen Elder Dam
- Webster Reservoir
Reservoirs managed by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
Diversion dams
References
- ^ "Ramsur areas" http://www.whsrn.org/site-profile/cheyenne-bottoms, accessed 20 Sep 2012
….Kansas’ relation to
The Rocky Mountain Region and
The Intermontane West
KANSAS, connects US...Kansas’ relation to
MexAmerica
(Hardwick, et al, Chapter 14)
Boeing Military Airplane Company, Wichita Kansas
Hey,
(Hardwick, et al, Chapter 14)
Boeing Military Airplane Company, Wichita Kansas
(BMAC) google images
Agriculture
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CORN-BEANS-SQUASH google images |
Hey,
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| I love extreme temps! google images |
The extreme temperatures of the southwestern deserts dictate which crops will grow. Agriculture is important to this region, but it is not primary. Kansas in contrast holds agriculture as primary to the state and is widespread to the world economy and both areas grow corn. MexAmerican holds the habitat with its extreme temperatures which leads them to spend most of their lives in burrows underground in order to increase their numbers. The poachers hunt and sell these tortoises and others destroy their habitats leading to declines in populations. Kansas too is home to many kinds of turtles including painted turtles but they spend most of their lives above ground.
Remember
..Kansas’ relation to
MexAmerica
KANSAS, connects US...Kansas’ relation to
California
Treaty of Guadalupe 1846
The Treaty Guadalupe brought into the United States the states of California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado. This agreement between America and Mexico in 1846 was basically a settlement of land and boundaries in the American southwest.
Considering the Spanish Mission system served two purposes of converting natives to Catholicism and to use natives as slave labor in agriculturalism, we've come a long way. Kansas was also following their path as watching the western migration of white Europeans on their westward journey. But prior to the European contact the California area already had a greater density due to the mild climate, and the rich diversity of resources.
(Hardwick, et al, Chapter 14)
Spanish explorers first arrived in California about mid-1500's. The population was booming during 1881-1887 and California joined the U.S. and became a state in 1850.
The state of California was named, as was explained, to having gotten its name from a Spanish romance novel called "Las Sergas de Espandian" or "The Adventures of Esplandian."
(Hardwick, et al, Chapter 15)Treaty of Guadalupe 1846
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The Treaty Guadalupe brought into the United States the states of California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado. This agreement between America and Mexico in 1846 was basically a settlement of land and boundaries in the American southwest.
Considering the Spanish Mission system served two purposes of converting natives to Catholicism and to use natives as slave labor in agriculturalism, we've come a long way. Kansas was also following their path as watching the western migration of white Europeans on their westward journey. But prior to the European contact the California area already had a greater density due to the mild climate, and the rich diversity of resources.
(Hardwick, et al, Chapter 14)
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Kansas is also rich in mining. Much of the state's economic growth has been based on abundant mineral deposits. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, coal, oil and natural gas, lead and zinc, salt, and many other natural resources were extracted from the earth.
- It comes at no surprise that Latinos are the largest non-white ethnic population in California, besides the Spanish culture which influenced the melting pot that exists today there was the California gold rush that drew people to the San Fransisco area. The gold rush followed a finite resource which was depleted in a limited time that led to San Fransisco's growth. San Fransisco had a larger population than Los Angeles in 1900 and then tapering off with the end of the gold rush. Kansas also has a Latino history, culture, and populations today.
(Hardwick, et al, Chapter 15)
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| google images Water again is very important for California because is a desert Mediterranean climate that requires that water must be redistributed from other places in order to create life. The crops require water for irrigation and water requires a political solution. The north is fairly wet and the south is dry which divides the state. The solution for the water war was to build dams, reservoirs, and canals to deliver the Colorado River water to. In 1928 The Metropolitan Water District developed the California Aqueduct finished in 1939 using the Parker Dam. |
(Hardwick, et al, Chapter 15)
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...Kansas’ relation to… California
KANSAS, connects US.
Kansas’ relation to
Kansas’ relation to
The Pacific
Northwest
Russians were the first European exployers to the Pacific Northwest and credited with this. The author Callenbauch named this region Ecotopia. The primary industries here were forestry/logging, and salmon fishing. Kansas also has primary industries which are agricultural. As Russia was strategically positioned for exploration, so did Asia become a major trading partner for the Pacific Northwest.
(Hardwick, et al, Chapter 16)
Russians were the first European exployers to the Pacific Northwest and credited with this. The author Callenbauch named this region Ecotopia. The primary industries here were forestry/logging, and salmon fishing. Kansas also has primary industries which are agricultural. As Russia was strategically positioned for exploration, so did Asia become a major trading partner for the Pacific Northwest.
(Hardwick, et al, Chapter 16)
Today the timber of the great Northwest is so powerful that it creates its own politics.The forests in the Pacific Northwest are protected by the Quincy Library Group who created a management plan to protect this resource. In this area one may see that these two regions are complete opposite each other, as Kansas is predominantly tree-free, and the forests are ever present in the Pacific Northwest. Seattle the largest city since the 1800's and was founded as a logging center due to the upcoming railroads. Seattle is home to the largest Boeing plant and worked with BMAC in Wichita Kansas. The Wichita plant would fabricate the fuselages which would be moved on trains to Seattle for completion. Portland has been known to have a more diversified economy than Seattle's. Kansas City is a more diversified community pairing with Kansas City, Missouri.
(Hardwick, et al, Chapter 16)
HIGH COUNTRY NEWS FOR THOSE WHO CARE
Northwest Forest Plan timeline
1990 Under court order, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lists the northern spotted owl as threatened.
1991 U.S. District Court Judge William Dwyer halts Forest Service timber sales in spotted owl habitat across the Northwest.
1994 Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP) enacted under Clinton. Timber harvest resumes, but at much-reduced levels; safety net of "spotted owl payments" issued to help timber counties.
1995 "Salvage Rider" passed by Congress exempts some old-growth logging from environmental laws for 18 months; environmental protests intensify, stopping most but not all of the logging.
2000 Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act replaces "spotted owl payments" and increases aid to rural counties.
2006 Court settlement allows agencies to thin forests younger than 80 years old without NWFP rare species protections, further encouraging thinning over clearcutting.
2008 Bush administration releases Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR), which attempts to remove NWFP protections and double timber harvest on Oregon BLM lands.
2009 Obama administration rescinds WOPR.
2012 Secure Rural Schools act renewed for one more year. Fish and Wildlife nearly doubles area of spotted owl critical habitat, while allowing limited logging for forest restoration as "active management."
2013 Obama administration withholds some county payments under the budget sequester, and requires Oregon counties to return $3.6 million, and a total of $17.9 million nationwide.
2014 BLM plans to release a new draft Resource Management Plan for its Oregon land.
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The forests in the Pacific Northwest are protected by the Quincy Library Group who created a management plan to protect this resource. In this area one may see that these two regions are complete opposite each other, as Kansas is predominantly tree-free, and the forests are ever present in the Pacific Northwest. Seattle the largest city since the 1800's and was founded as a logging center due to the upcoming railroads. Portland has been known to have a more diversified economy than Seattle's.
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(Hardwick, et al, Chapter 16)
Kansas has logging, too. google images
Kansas is known for having few trees, but there is a small timber interest which provides the local needs.
Remember Kansas’ relation to
.. The Pacific
Northwest
KANSAS, connects US...Kansas’ relation to
Hawai’i
and the Pacific Islands
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The North Shore of Oaho is host to and known the world over the for being a supreme location for professional surfing and competitions. The Polynesians settlers migrated in canoes possibly 1500 years ago. In 1767 the Hawaiian natives there were seen by visiting sailors, surfing prior to the coming of the Europeans who found about 300,000 natives living there at that point. Likewise, Kansas is host to the annual ABATE rally on Lake Perry which draws large numbers of people for the water event on the Labor Day weekend.
(Hardwick, et al, Chapter 17)
Kansas A.B.A.T.E. , Inc. Recreation and Rally on Lake Perry
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Hundreds of bikers descend on Paradise Point at Perry Lake for the 37th annual ABATE of Kansas Rally.
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Hawaii and the Pacific Islands
Captain James Cook a European explorer and his crew were first to see and land on Hawaii in 1778. They found the islands climate to vary with the changing elevations but the temperature range is minimal. The state of Hawaii is fully below the Tropic of Cancer. The origins of America's interests were as a mid-Pacific stopping point to Japan, the attention of merchants and sailors in whaling, and the Christian missionaries converting Hawaiians. Eight of the islands are inhabitable and all eight are formed from the tops of volcanoes. The threat of tsunamis are always present due to the fact that the islands are located in the ring of fire and the seismic activity can cause tsunamis after the oceanic volcanic and earthquake activity spike.(Hardwick, et al, Chapter 17)
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Kansas is not known for its seismic activity, but in 1867 Mahattan, Kansas did suffer a notable earthquake. The nearby Humboldt Fault Zone in particular may pose a threat that also may allow an earthquake to happen at any moment. Kansas City, Emporia, and Manhatan have all had seismic activities in their histories.
The other Pacific Islands known to be U.S. possessions are Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands that all have a similar climate, location, and geography as Hawaii which are all to be cherished and enjoyed. It's important to also celebrate and enjoy Kansas for what it offers as the state that marks the middle of the continental U.S.A. with all its unique contributions.
(Hardwick, et al, Chapter 17)
(Hardwick, et al, Chapter 17)
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Kansas’ relation to
Hawai’i and the Pacific Islands
