Eastern Kansas Most of the larger cities are in Eastern Kansas, which tends to be surprisingly hilly and have more trees and water than other parts of the state |
Western Kansas Western Kansas is more rural, with very low population density and a lot of open land. Farming forms the basis of the economy. With few notable exceptions, it is drier and flatter |
Central Kansas A mixture of farmland, rolling hills, and man-made lakes, central Kansas is a transition zone between the hilly east and the arid west. Home to Wichita, the largest city in the state. |
Flint Hills Down the center of Eastern Kansas run the Flint Hills, an area of great geological interest, with some of the last living grasslands of the true Great Plains |
Southeastern Kansas Far southeastern Kansas is part of the Ozarks region, with beautiful hills, coal mining, and endemic rural poverty. Ozark influence wanes the further you get from the southeast corner of the state. |