Geography and Landforms:

Kansas is bordered by Nebraska on the north and Oklahoma on the south. To the east is Missouri and to the west is Colorado. It is the 15th largest of the 50 states.

Kansas is almost rectangular in shape is lies mostly in the Great Plains. The land consists of rolling plains and can be divided into three geographic regions: the Dissected Till Plains in the northeast, the Southeastern Plains to the west, and the Great Plains covering the western half of the state. Mount Sunflower is the highest point in Kansas and is located in the Great Plains near the Colorado border. Major rivers include the Arkansas River, the Kansas River and the Missouri River.

The eastern part of the state receives the greatest amount of rainfall, and occasional dust storms plague farmers and ranchers in the west.