WELCOME TO Kansas
The Sunflower State
Kansas is in the Great Plains
Farmland There are many farms in Kansas.
Food
A lot of food is grown in Kansas.
Corn and soybeans are important crops.
Animals
There are many farms animals: cows, chickens, sheep and pigs.
Rivers
Kansas has two large rivers: the Arkansas River and the Missouri River.
Land
There are many grasslands (plains) in Kansas.
There are few forests in Kansa
Precipitation – rain and snow
Kansas gets about 28 inches of precipitation each year.
Kansas has four seasons: winter, spring, summer, fall
Cities
There are no big cities in Kansas.
Topeka is the capital city.
Wichita is the largest city.
Factories
Kansas has a few factories
There are some factories that make plane parts.
Transportation
There is not much public transportation in Kansas. Most people drive cars.
The cities of Topeka and Wichita do not have much public transportation.
Unions Kansas does not have many unions.
Red states have few unions, blue states have many unions.
Election Kansas voted for Romney in the 2012 election.