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K ansas. Anthony, John, and Logan. Nickname , Region in the U.S., Capital, Population and 3 Major Cities. Nickname : The S unflower S tate Region in the U.S.: The Midwest Capital city: Topeka Population: 2,853,118 people The 3 Major Cities: Kansas City, Wichita, and Dodge City.
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Kansas Anthony, John, and Logan
Nickname, Region in the U.S., Capital, Population and 3 Major Cities. • Nickname: The Sunflower State • Region in the U.S.: The Midwest • Capital city: Topeka • Population: 2,853,118 people • The 3 Major Cities: Kansas City, Wichita, and Dodge City
Current Governor and State Senators • Current Governor: Samuel . D . Brownback • State Senators: Jerry Moran Republican, • Tim KaineDemocrat
Borders and Geography • Borders: Oklahoma, Colorado, Nebraska, Missouri, • Geography: It is good for farming and has dry rich soil.
Natural Resources/Agriculture/Farming • Oil, Natural Gas, and Coal • It is a good place for farming because Kansas has a lot of dry rich soil and a lot of flatland.
History and Additional Historical Fact • Statehood: In 1541 Kansas became a state • In the 1700 French trappers came and settled in the northern part of Kansas. • In 1803, French explorers sold Louisiana to the U.S. • In 1856 , supporters of slavery burned part of the free town of Lawrence, Kansas
Places to Visit • Boot Hill Museum’s Front Street you can look at the cemetery. • The Woodlands is a raising facility
Additional Facts • The precipitation is uneven, the south east gets 40 inches and the western border gets only 17 inches. • Kansas manufactured chemicals, machinery, fabricated metal, and printed materials. • Kansas’s minerals include cement, clay, gypsum, helium, salt, sand, and gravel. • In the stern berg museum there is a fish inside a fish fossil
Additional Facts (continued) • Did you know “Ad Astra per asp era” is the Kansas state motto? • The first railroad in Kansas is the Arm Wood in Mary's Ville lane. • Cattle-ranching association controlled most of Kansas's open range.
Bibliography • Hansen, Ellen R, and Rita G. Napier. “Kansas”. World Book student. World Book, 2014. Web. 14 may, 2014. • Zachary Kent. “America the Beautiful”. Canada Children's Press. 1991.(Book).