Question | Answer |
Aquifer | A layer of rock that holds water underground. |
Drought | A prolonged period of below average precipitation. |
Erosion | The process of breaking down, as in the break down of rock by wind and water. |
Physical Feature | The natural landforms and characteristics of a place. |
Precipitation | The amount of water in the air that falls to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, hail. |
Prairie | An area too wet to be a desert, but too dry to be a forest. |
Why are prairie fires important? | They help with new growth and stability. |
What two members of the grass family are grown as crops in Kansas? | Wheat and hay |
Cultivate | To prepare the soil for planting crops. |
Primary Source | A first-hand account of an event (can be a photograph, letter, diary entry, newspaper article, etc.). |
Arid | Dry, lacking moisture. |
What is the Ogallala Aquifer? | The aquifer that lies under 8 mid-western states, including Kansas. |
What percent of the prairie plant is underground and why? | 80% so it can survive animals, fires, floods and other severe weather. |
Name the Kansas river that begins in the Rocky Mountains and drains into the Mississippi River: | Arkansas River |
What is the majority of the water pumped from the Ogallala Aquifer used for? | Irrigation of farmland. |
Some physical features found in Kansas are: | Rivers, hills, rocks...just to name a few. |
Plain | A flat, treeless landscape that receives low levels of rain. |
What steps were taken to prevent future floods after the one in 1951? | A system of reservoirs was built across the state of Kansas. |
How does native prairie grass help the soil? | It protects the soil from erosion and catches rainwater to provide moisture to the soil. |
Irrigation | To supply dry land with water by means of ditches, pipes or streams. |
Physiographic Regions | Land regions formed by similar geologic processes. |