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Oklahoma History Chapter 1 Test

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which states touch Oklahoma's borders?

a)

Texas, New Mexico, Colorado and Kansas

b)

Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri and Arkansas

c)

Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Louisiana, Missouri and Arkansas

d)

Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, Arkansas, Louisiana and New Mexico

2.

The highest point in Oklahoma is found where?

a)

Little River

b)

Black Mesa

c)

Gypsum Hills

d)

Wichita Mountains

3.

The total surface area of Oklahoma is about

a)

50,000 square miles

b)

60,000 square miles

c)

70,000 square miles

d)

80,000 square miles

4.

The first major oil discovery was

a)

Nellie Johnstone No. 1 near Bartlesville

b)

Glenn Pool near Tulsa

c)

Wild Mary Sudik near Oklahoma City

d)

Anadarko Basin near Elk City

5.

What are the two largest lakes in Oklahoma?

a)

Eufaula and Robert S. Kerr

b)

Eufaula and Texoma

c)

Robert S. Kerr and Sooner

d)

Texoma and Sooner

6.

Which of the following is/are the main fossil fuel (s) found in Oklahoma?

a)

oil

b)

natural gas

c)

coal

d)

all three just mentioned

7.

Oklahoma may average how many tornadoes a year?

a)

34

b)

44

c)

54

d)

64

8.

Very low elevations and very rich soil

a)

Red River Plains

b)

Ouachita Mountains

c)

Arbuckle Mountains

d)

Red Bed Plains

9.

Southeastern area and roughest part of the state

a)

Ouachita Mountains

b)

Red River Plains

c)

Wichita Mountains

d)

High Plains

10.

Area of the panhandle and the western border

a)

Ozark Plateau

b)

High Plains

c)

Gypsum Hills

d)

Red Bed Plains

11.

How many different geographic regions does Oklahoma have?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

10

12.

What two rivers drain Oklahoma's waterways?

a)

Tulsa & Red River

b)

Arkansas & Red River

c)

Verdigris & Canadian River

d)

Grand & Illinois River

13.

What geographic region do we live in?

a)

Prairie Plains

b)

Sandstone Hills

c)

Red Bed Plains

d)

Ozark Plateau

14.

By statehood Tulsa was referred to as the

a)

Coal Capital of the World

b)

Natural Gas Capital of the World

c)

Oil Capital of the World

d)

Wind Power Capital of the World

15.

What year did commercial coal mining begin in Oklahoma?

a)

1850

b)

1873

c)

1900

d)

1923

16.

Oklahoma has more ___________ than any other state in the country.

a)

Man Made Lakes

b)

Schools

c)

Oil Wells

d)

Rivers

17.

The National Severe Storms Laboratory is located where?

a)

Tulsa

b)

Oklahoma City

c)

Norman

d)

Lawton

18.

How many counties are in Oklahoma?

a)

50

b)

77

c)

90

d)

107

19.

Little Sahara Park is located in which geographic region?

a)

Prairie Plains

b)

Arbuckle Mountains

c)

Red Bed Plains

d)

Sandstone Hills