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| is a city located in the northeastern portion of Kansas, west of Kansas City on I-70, but east of Junction City. | Topeka |
| are the most numerous in Kansas, with over 3,500 different types | insects |
| tell us what plants and animals once lived in the sea that covered the place | fossils |
| Dead animals in the Permian Sea decayed and compressed to form | limestone, coal, oil, salt |
| ______ are part of the life cycle of the prairie and contribute to the prairie's growth. | Prairie fires |
| "grasshopper invasion" | was an event that happened in Kansas in 1874 which destroyed crops |
| Kansas took legal action against __________ claiming that Colorado used more than its share of water from the Arkansas River. | Colorado |
| state(s) that has the most tornados | Texas and Oklahoma |
| is used in Kansas for irrigation and CANNOT be replenished easily | Ogallala Aquifer |
| are valuable to protect the soil from erosion, to catch rainwater and to provide moisture for the soil below | native grasses |
| 80% of this is located underground | prairie |
| areas of the state defined by their geology | Physiographic regions |
| was a sea that existed thousands of years ago | The Permian Sea |
| forms Kansas's only natural border | Missouri river |
| a description of location as it relates to the location of other places. | relative location |
| exact location that is found by using latitude and longitude or an exact address | absolute location |
| A process of breaking down, such as the breaking down of rocks by actions of wind and water. | erosion |
| Water in the air that falls to earth as rain, snow, sleet or hail is | precipitation |
| The _______ has wooded areas and rolling hills | eastern part of KS |
