KANSAS

Capitol of Kansas is Topeka

39.04 N, 95.67 W

THREE MAJOR CITIES

WITCHITA

OVERLAND PARK

KANSAS CITY

THREE PLACES TO VISIT IN KANSAS

SCHLITTERBAHN

• SCHLITTERBAHN IS A HUGE WATER PARK WITH TONS OF SLIDES AND POOLS.
• SCHLITTERBAHN IS IN KANSAS CITY, KANSAS.
• 3.1 million gallons of water is used at schlitterbahn.

SEDGWICK COUNTY ZOO

• Has about 3,000 individual animals.
• Has about 400 different animal species.
• It is 247 acres in size.

SEDGWICK COUNTY PARK

• THE PARK IS 645 ACRES IN SIZE.
• Things to do fish, hike, and ride bikes.
• The bike paths span to 4 miles long.

FIVE GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES OF KANSAS

FLINT HILLS

• The flint hills are about 10,000 square miles.
• The flint hills were formed by the Permian-age’s eroding limestone and shale.
• Most of the flint hills were created 250 million years ago.

COW CREEK

• Cow creek is 112 miles long.
• Cow creek is a tributary that runs off the Arkansas river.
• If you want to go to cow creek you can go to 37.9797° N, 97.8401° W.

ALCOVE SPRINGS

• Thousands of emigrants stopped there on their journey to Oregon on the Oregon trail.
• Alcove springs was used for a campsite for Indians on hunting trips.
• Alcove springs was also used as a campground for fur traders.

RED HILLS

• The red hills are also known as the gypsum hills.
• The red hills are 3,579 ft. above sea level.
• There are 700 caves in the red hills.

MILFORD LAKE

• The area of the lake is 24.71 miles squared.
• The lake is 15,700 acres of water
• Milford lake is 33,000 acres of land.

REASONS WHY I CHOSE KANSAS

• I chose Kansas because it is my favorite place in the U.S.
• Kansas has many interesting features and places.
• I chose Kansas because I want to live there.
• The final reason I chose Kansas is because I like their collage basketball (Jayhawks) team and their MLB team (Royals).