K.H. SA 1

Which of the following is the difference between strip mining and traditional mining?

• Strip mining creates a network of underground tunnels
• Strip mining removes only the top layers of soil and rock
• Traditional mining causes large human-made lakes
• Traditional mining is only used for extracting coal

Consistently low water levels in the Arkansas River led Kansas to take which action?

• File a lawsuit against the state of Colorado
• Form a conservation agreement with Nebraska
• Fill in strip mines with water to form lakes
• Limit water consumption and irrigation

Which best explains a way the Permian Sea continues to affect people living in Kansas today?

• Remains of prehistoric animals that lived in the sea are used as sources of energy
• Many building in large cities are constructed from limestone formed by the sea
• Descendants of large reptiles from the sea still live in some parts of the state
• Silt formed by the sea is the most important natural resource in the state

One benefit of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is that they allow geographers to

• create human features
• take satellite photographs
• identify new patterns
• study political systems

Wichita falls within which elevation range

• 600-1200 ft
• 1200-1800 ft
• 1800-3000 ft
• 3000-4500 ft

In geography, why is it important to study movement?

• to explain the differences between political, road, and climate mape
• to determine the differences between physical features
• to find undiscovered lands
• to understand the connection between regions, cultures, and people

According to the map, which two regions are divided by the Arkansas Review Lowlands?

• Wellington-McPherson Lowlands
• High Plains
• Red Hills
• Smoky Hills

Which two of the following statements about communication and transportation in Kansas is TRUE?

• The Pony Express was first established in Kansas
• The Wright brothers flew the first airplane in Topeka
• Atchinson, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway was founded in Kansas
• Sprint, a communications company, has its foots in Kansas

The arrival of humans on the prairie caused which two of the following?

• the disapperance of large predatory animals
• the devastation of the bison population
• the conservation of small anumals like river otters
• the growth of pronghorm antelope populations

Which three of the following have caused the Ogallala Aquifer to begin to dry up?

• years of drought
• pumping water for irrigation
• winds that cause evaportation
• large numbers of migratory birds