1. decrease weight of front of skull. 2. increase resonance of the voice. 3. insulating dental roots and eyes from rapid temp change. 4. humidifying/heating inhaled air. 5. regulation of intranasal and serum gas pressures. 6. immunological defense.
Kansas City lies in the Midwestern United States, as well as near the geographic center of the country, at the confluence of the longest river in the country, the Missouri River, and the Kansas River (also known as the Kaw River).
Kansas City Population Growth. Kansas City has already outgrown Missouri's previously largest city, St. Louis. St. Louis has been slowly fading, losing 538,000 people from 1950 (when it was the 8th largest city) to 2010 (when it was the 58th largest).