Arkansas Chapter 1: Land

Arkansas's name came from a Native American group that lived _____________________? p7

• east of the Arkansas River and south of the Mississippi River

• east of the Mississippi River and north of the Arkansas River

• west of the Mississippi River and north of the Arkansas River

• south of the Kansas River and north of the Quapaw River

What state has the capital city of Little Rock? p6

• Mississippi

• Louisiana

• Tennessee

• Arkansas

Arkansas is called the _______________. p9

• Garden state

• Sunshine state

• Natural state

• Liberty state

Arkansas is about the same size as which state? p9

• California

• New York

• Texas

• Washington

Until about 37 million years ago, nearly half of Arkansas was covered in ___________. p10-11

• seawater

• rocks

• mountains

• sand

Name the largest river in Arkansas. p10-11

• Arkansas

• Ouachita

• St. Francis

• Mississippi

Mountains are much smaller and less rugged ad they once were due to ____________. p10-11

• erosion

• rerosion

• prerosion

• sediment

WOW! Rhode Island, the smallest state, could fit inside Arkansas _______ times!

• 100

• 2

• 29

• 34

Arkansas has how many main land regions? p12-13

• six

• four

• five

• three

Name Arkansas's tallest mountain. p12-13

• Magazine

• Ozark

• Ouachita

• Rich