Tuesday, February 11th
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Tuesday, February 11th
NOTEBOOK Q: WHO WON THE GAME LAST NIGHT?!?!
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Chapter 12Kansas Today,
Kansas Tomorrow
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Kansas: Past, Present, and Future
• Addressing the needs of a changing population, keeping the Kansas economy strong and living in harmony w/ the environment=few issues Kansas deals with
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Kansas’ Changing Population
• In 2000—2,500,000 people in KS• Johnson County=fastest growing
county• KC, Topeka, Lawrence and Wichita• Less than 1% of US population lives
in KS• 14th largest state in country in size• 32nd largest state in country in
population• 2 Senators, 4 House of
Representatives
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Rural Depopulation• Losing population in countryside• Traditionally based on agriculture• Technology allows fewer people to do
work• Small towns rely on farmers• Fewer farmers=less money to spend
in small towns=businesses shutting down=Town shutting down
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Gove, KS• County seat of Gove
County– Capital of the county
• County Government services
• Hotels, banks, attorneys, barbers, retail stores, gas stations, newspaper
• Population continuously declines
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Possible Solutions to Rural Depopulation
• Buffalo Commons—federal government purchase land and turn the region back to wildlife like it was before
• Diversify rural economy– Business incentives to move to rural areas
• Agri-Tourism– Allow tourists to experience life on the farm
• Selling straight to the consumer–Make more $$, attracting more to rural areas
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Changing Demographics• Characteristics of a population• 50-50 Male-Female• 10-14 year olds= 7% of KS
Population• Each census, KS gets a little older• Hispanic Population=fastest growing
ethnic group• Immigration—SW KS meat-packing
plant
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Women in KS Politics• 1991-Joan Finney—first woman KS
Governor• 2002—Kathleen Sebelius—first
daughter of a U.S. Governor to be elected to same position
• Kay McFarland—first woman Chief Justice of KS Supreme Court
• Sheila Frahm—first woman lieutenant governor
• Today, Women=1/3 of KS Legislature
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Issues Facing State Gov’t in the 21st Century
• Economy– Import from all over the world– Diversified economy–manufacturing & agriculture
• Education– Standardization—schools teaching same
thing– Consolidation—combining small schools
• Environment– Fighting Pollution—Clean Air Act of 1970– Energy Sources—Wind, Natural Gas, Coal, Oil
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Kansans in the News• Sports
– Lynette Woodard—first female player on Harlem Globetrotters– Gale Sayers—Kansas Comet– Barry Sanders—Heisman Trophy in 1988– Mike Torrez—first pitcher to beat every team in MLB
• Arts– Stan Herd—famous for environmental art– Francis Blackbear Bosin—internationally known for “Keeper of
the Plains”• Space
– Ron Evans—flew to the moon, walked in space– Joe Engle—Apollo 10, flew Columbia and Discovery– Steve Hawley—crewmember on the Discovery
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Anderson County, KS • Senator—Caryn Tyson• Representative—Kevin Jones• Arthur Capper –Governor of KS • Population—8,102 (2010 Census)
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WE’RE FINISHED WITH KS HISTORY!