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History
7th
grade
Kansas History: KS State Symbols, KS Waters, & KS Weather
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- 1. Multiple Choice
The Barred Tiger Salamander is the Kansas State ________.
Insect
Amphibian
Reptile
Animal
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of these is the Kansas State Bird?
Humming Bird
Blue Jay
Cardinal
Meadowlark
- 3. Multiple Choice
The Kansas State Insect is the ____________.
American Beetle
Western Butterfly
Honeybee
Dragonfly
- 4. Multiple Choice
Kansas's nickname is sometimes called the Wheat State. What is the other nickname for Kansas?
The Bluegrass State
The Cornfield State
The Flat State
The Sunflower State
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of these is the Kansas State Reptile?
The Ornate Box Turtle
The Barred Tiger Salamander
The Spotted Gecko
The Garden Snake
- 6. Multiple Choice
What made Waconda Springs so interesting?
It's the largest waterfall in Kansas.
The farmers need it for irrigation.
It was thought to have spiritual and healing powers.
It feeds into the Arkansas River.
- 7. Multiple Choice
_________________ is located north of Great Bend and is one of the few natural lakes in Kansas.
Lake Afton
The Arkansas River
The Ogallala Aquifer
Cheyenne Bottoms
- 8. Multiple Choice
Mark all the answers that are true about the Ogallala Aquifer.
Underground reservoir or pool of water that runs under several states in the midwest.
Most of this aquifer is used for irrigation by farmers.
Scientists are not concerned that the aquifer will ever run out of water.
The main concern about the aquifer is that farmers are pumping more water than can naturally be replenished by rain.
- 9. Multiple Choice
__________________ was the name of the inland sea covered most of what is present-day Kansas.
The Kansa Sea
The Arkansas Sea
The Permian Sea
The Wichita Sea
- 10. Multiple Choice
L. Frank Baum wrote "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz".
True
False
- 11. Multiple Choice
On average, eastern Kansas receives around 40 inches of rain while the western part of Kansas receives around 20 inches of rain.
True
False
- 12. Multiple Choice
Kansas is the top state for states with the deadliest tornados.
True
False
- 13. Multiple Choice
The states name Kansas comes from the Kansa who called themselves:
People of the South Wind
People of the North Plain
People of the Open Prairie
People of the Wide River
- 14. Multiple Choice
In the Blizzard of 1886, only 25% of the cattle died.
True
False
- 15. Multiple Choice
Kansas's State Motto "Ad Astra Per Aspera" is Latin for "May the 14th star shine bright".
True
False
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