Unit 1 Flashcards
What part of oklahoma has the highest elevation?
The panhandle in western oklahoma
“Forest of iron”
The cross Timbers of central oklahoma
What region receives the most rain in oklahoma?
Eastern oklahoma
What regions extend out of oklahoma?
Omari plateau and ouachita mountains
Oklahoma’s three mountain ranges?
Wichita, ouachita, arbuckle
Aquifer definition
freshwater sources underground
Why is the ogallala aquifer important?
It provides water to the panhandle
Oklahoma’s three major rivers?
Arkansas river, Canadian river, red river
What river creates a natural border between oklahoma and Texas?
The red river
Why does oklahomas elevation impact the use of dams in the red river?
This region has the lowest elevation and dams are used to control flooding
Early plains indians
Nomadic
Exchange between western and eastern hemisphere resulted in what?
Wichita and Osage became commercial hunters
What was not brought in the trade of western and eastern hemisphere?
Steel products
What was the primary purpose of french expeditions in the Western Hemisphere?
To develop a fur trading network with indigenous tribes
What is an ongoing conflict with Europeans and native Americans ?
Ownership and use of land
What was the primary goal of the Wichita chiefs who established trading partnership with the French?
To provide guns and other manufactured goods to wichita
Plateau definition?
a flat, elevated landform that rises above the surrounding area
Elevation definition
Distance height above sea level
Topography definition
the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area
Why does the western part of oklahoma have greater agricultural production?
They have rich soil
What is a natural border between the western plains and eastern prairies?
The cross Timbers region
Name three things that make the Spiro Mound Builders a sophisticated culture?
An extensive trade network based on river travel
A highly developed religious center
A regional political system
Artifacts discovered at the site of the Spiro Mounds indicated that the people of Spiro engaged with who?
Mississippi valley and southern plain
The first major European economic region in this area was located where?
The three forks area
