Environment and man in Kansas: a geographical analysis
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Regents Press of Kansas
1978
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| Beschreibung: | XV, 288 S. Ill. |
| ISBN: | 0700601627 |
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| adam_text | Titel: Environment and man in Kansas
Autor: Self, Huber
Jahr: 1978
Contents
Preface v
List of Illustrations xi
Introduction: An Overview 1
Elements of Geography 2
Concepts and Ideas Fundamental
to Geographical Understanding 2
PART I/BACKGROUND
1/The Geographical and Historical Background 4
The Geographical Setting 4
The Historical Setting 6
Territorial Evolution 9
Aboriginal Americans 10
Kansas Gains Statehood 11
Railroad Building 16
The Role of the Cattle Trails 18
Settlement and Subdivision 22
County Development 22
The Development of Legislative
and Judicial Districts 30
PART II/THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
2/Landforms 36
The Geological Setting 36
Physiographic Provinces
and Subprovinces 40
Ozark Plateau Province
40
Central Lowland Province 42
Great Plains Province 46
3/Weather and Climate 51
Climate Controls 52
Weather Elements and
Some Weather Extremes 55
Temperature 55
Precipitation 55
Winds and Pressures 59
Climate Types in Kansas 61
Humid Subtropical 62
Temperate Continental 63
Middle Latitude Steppe 64
4/Natural Vegetation 66
Grassland 66
Woodland 69
5/Soils 71
Soil Conservation 71
Soil Texture 72
Soil Structure 72
Soil Leaching 73
Eluviatkm and Illuviation 74
vii
Index
Soil Humus 74
The Soil Profile 74
Soil Classification 74
MoUisols 76
Ultisols 78
PART m/CULTURAL ELEMENTS
OF THE ENVIRONMENT
6/Populatíon 82
Settlement Patterns 82
Rural and Urban Population 84
Population Distribution 86
Density 86
Migration 86
Age Group 88
Nationality and Minority Groups 91
Population and Environmental Quality 92
Stream Pollution 92
Solid Waste Control 92
Strip-Mining Pollution 93
Air Pollution 93
7/Agriculture 94
Forces That Opposed
Settlement in Kansas 96
Characteristics of Farms in Kansas 98
Changes in Agricultural Productivity 100
Farm Machinery 100
Custom Work 102
Crop Yields 102
Production and Marketing 107
Livestock and Animal Products 114
Cultural Changes in Kansas Farm Life 122
Absentee Operators 123
Modern Farm Homes 124
Future Prospects for Kansas Agriculture 125
8/The Resources Base 127
The Geological Base 127
Water Resources 127
Surface Water 128
Ground Water 130
Water Quality 132
Mineral Resources 133
Metals 137
Nonmetallic Minerals 137
9/The Fuel Minerals and Associated Products 149
Coal 150
Strip-Mining Reclamation 152
Petroleum or Crude Oil 154
Secondary Recovery
of Crude Petroleum 158
Oil Refining 158
Natural Gas 159
Natural Gas Liquids (LPG) 163
Helium 164
Carbon Black 167
10/Industrial Development 168
Historical Background 168
The Industrial Revolution in Kansas 171
V ocational-Technical Schools 173
Manufacturing and
Industrial Groups 174
The Economy and Location
of Industry 177
The Kansas Work Force
and Employment 179
Retail and Wholesale Trade 181
The Distribution of Industry in Kansas 182
Industry and Quality
of the Environment 184
11/Transportation and Communication 187
Early Transportation 187
Geography and Transportation 188
Railroad Development 190
Roads, Highways,
and Motor Carrier Services 193
viii
The Automobile Era 195
Motor Carrier Service 201
Passenger Service 202
Airways 202
Passenger Service 203
Air Freight and Eocpress 203
Pipelines 205
Water Carriers 207
Transportation-Communication
Interdependence 210
Newspapers and
Other Published Material 211
Telegraph Service 212
Telephone Service 212
Radio Communication 212
Television Communication 213
12/Urban Development and Towns in Kansas 214
Urbanization 214
City Functions 215
City Planning 217
Urban Planning 217
Urban Sprawl 217
Urban Renewal 218
Major Cities 218
Cities of 15,000 to 100,000 222
Cities of 10,000 to 15,000 228
Index
Cities of 5,000 to 10,000 231
Small Cities 233
Towns and Villages 233
13/Recreation 235
Natural and Cultural Attractions
on the Landscape 235
Federal Reservoirs 236
Hunting as a Form of Recreation 238
The Impact of Tourism and
Travel on the Kansas Economy 243
14/Health and Education in Kansas 246
Health 246
Education 248
Higher Education 250
Area Vocational-Technical Schools 251
Appendix 254
Aj The Great Seal
and Flag of Kansas 254
BJThe Rectangular Survey 254
CI Counties in Kansas 256
D/Kansas Cities of
5,000 or More Persons 258
E/Births, Deaths, and Net Income 259
F ¡The Metric System
of Measurement 261
References 264
Index 275
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