Kansas Journey- Chapter 1

A period of time with below average precipitation.

• Flood
• Erosion
• Aquifer
• Drought

The environmental features that make a place different from other places.

• Human Characteristics
• Physical Features
• Mountains
• Relative Location

Water in the air falls to earth as rain or snow.

• Erosion
• Ogallala Aquifer
• Precipitation
• Drought

Description of a location that uses longitude or latitude.

• Conterminous States
• Relative Location
• Absolute Location
• Place

An underground layer of rock that holds water.

• Aquifer
• Reservoir
• Mountain
• Precipitation

Description of a location as it relates to the location of other places. 

• Absolute Location
• Place 
• Physical Features
• Relative Location

A process of breaking down, such as the breaking down of rock by actions of wind or water.

• Whittle
• Erosion
• Cleave
• Aquifer

Because they protect the soil from erosion and catch rainwater, Native grasses are considered:

• A way to prevent tornados
• An important source of shade for cattle
• A valuable resource to the prairie
• A source of food to humans 

Which of the following forms Kansas's only natural border?

• The Pacific Ocean
• The Missouri River
• The Appalachian Mountains
• The Rio Grande River

The Ogallala Aquifer is an underground storage of water that will never run dry.

• True
• False