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Chapter 2
Where in the world is Oklahoma?
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| environment | surroundings |
| How many bordering states does Oklahoma have? | 6 |
| What is the land area of Oklahoma? | 70,000 square miles |
| How many counties does Oklahoma have? | 77 |
| What is the highest point in Oklahoma? | Black Mesa |
| How many physiographic regions are there in Oklahoma? | 10 |
| geography | study of the Earth's physical features |
| latitude | distance north or south of the equator |
| longitude | distance east or west of the prime meridian |
| What is the capital of Oklahoma? | Oklahoma City |
| What states border Oklahoma? | Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri |
| erosion | wearing away of the land |
| basins | deep sunken areas |
| topography | physical features of the land such as mountains or plateaus |
| High Plains | Panhandle and the land on the western border of our state |
| mesa | large flat topped but steep sided landform |
| Gypsum Hills | western Oklahoma from the Kansas border to the far southwestern corner of the state. |
| buttes | isolated hills or mountains with steep sides |
| Red Bed Plains | Extends from Kansas to Texas, contains Cross Timbers area |
| Wichita Mountains | Mount Scott, Quartz Mountain, Fort Sill located here |
| Sandstone Hills | east of the Red Bed Plains, Cross Timbers extends into this region. Tallgrass Prairie near Pawhuska and west part of Tulsa in this area |
| ecosystem | interacting system of living organisms |
| Arbuckle Mountains | located in south central Oklahoma. Turner Falls Park, Ardmore and Sulphur in this area |
| Prairie Plains | agricultural area with water as the main feature. Includes Tulsa and Jenks, Muskogee and Bartlesville. |
| Ozark Plateau | part of the Ozark Mountain chain of Missouri and Arkansas. Miami, Grove, Tahlequah major cities. Contains Illinois River |
| Ouachita Mountains | southeastern Oklahoma extends into Arkansas; timber, rough terrain, caves |
| Red River Plains | southeastern region with low elevation of the Red River; long growing season; center for Choctaw and Chickasaw cotton plantations. |
| irrigation | supplying water to land by artificial means |
| droughts | long periods without rainfall |
| fossil fuels | fuels formed in the ground from the remains of dead plants and animals (oil, natural gas, coal) |
| wildcatters | oil industry risk takers |
| aquifers | underwater basins of gravel, rock and sand that hold water |
| tributaries | streams and rivers that flow into larger rivers |
| weather | current conditions of the atmosphere |
| climate | average weather of an area over a long period of time |
| elevation | height of a place above sea levels |
| tornadoes | type of weather that forms when clashing air masses create funnels and wind and rotate counterclockwise |
| What three climate regions does Oklahoma contain? | humid, subhumid, semiarid |
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