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Shaded Kansas State Map Coloring Page
Coloring ideas for Kansas Maps
Use light green or yellow tones to represent Kansas’s vast farmlands and prairies. Highlight major cities like Topeka and Wichita using red or orange dots. Add small icons like sunflowers (the state flower), wheat stalks, or tornado spirals to decorate the blank areas for extra fun.
Kids can also label the neighboring states in the margins and draw small barns, tractors, or open skies to reflect the flat, open landscapes of this Midwestern state.
What is Kansas?
Kansas is a state in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Nebraska, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Colorado. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita, a hub of aviation, agriculture, and culture.
The state is known for its flat plains, rolling prairies, and expansive farmland. Kansas is one of the nation’s top producers of wheat and is often called the Sunflower State.
The state population is approximately 2.9 million (as of July 2024).
Kansas in different languages
- English: Kansas
- French: Kansas
- Spanish: Kansas
- Arabic: كانساس (Kānsās)
- German: Kansas
- Chinese: 堪萨斯州 (Kānsàsī Zhōu)
- Japanese: カンザス州 (Kanzasu-shū)
- Korean: 캔자스 (Kaenjasŭ)
- Portuguese: Kansas
- Italian: Kansas
- Hindi: कंसास (Kansās)
- Russian: Канзас (Kanzas)
- Turkish: Kansas
Frequently Asked Questions
- → Why aren’t Alaska and Hawaii in their real location on the map?
On this map, Alaska and Hawaii have been moved to keep all the states together in one compact image. In reality, Alaska is far to the northwest of the continent, above Canada, and Hawaii is in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, far from California. This repositioning is a common layout trick to make the map easier to read.
- → Are these maps ideal for coloring?
Yes, these maps use black borders only with no fill background, making them perfect for coloring activities with crayons or markers.
- → Are these maps good for school projects?
Yes! The printable state maps can be used in classrooms, geography assignments, or homeschooling lessons.
- → What materials do I need to use these maps?
Just print them and use crayons, colored pencils, or markers. Lamination and dry-erase markers can make them reusable.
- → Can I resize or adjust these printables before printing?
Yes, you can change the scale or fit settings in your printer options to make the printables smaller or larger as needed. This works for coloring pages, mazes, sudoku, worksheets, and more.
- → How can I print these printables?
Click on the download PDF button to save the file to your device. Open it using a web browser or PDF viewer like Adobe Acrobat Reader. Then, click the print icon or use the shortcut (usually Ctrl+P or Cmd+P), choose your printer, adjust settings (orientation, margins, number of copies, etc.), and print.
- → Why is there still a margin even when I selected full page with 0 margins?
This may happen if your printer doesn’t support borderless printing. Many home printers add a small automatic margin. To fix this, check if your printer allows borderless printing or adjust the layout to fit inside the printable area.
References
Reliable sources have been used to write and refine this content.
- https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Kansas/345488
- https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/geography/states/article/kansas
- https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/ks