Arkansas Geography Review

Which region is also called the Delta?

• Mississippi Alluvial Plain

• West Gulf Coastal Plain

• Arkansas River Valley

• Crowley's Ridge

Which region is covered in a pale white, sandy soil called loess?

• Crowley's Ridge

• Ozark Mountains

• Ouachita Mountains

• West Gulf Coastal Plain

In which region were the earliest inhabitants were Indians called bluff dwellers?

• Ozark Mountains

• Ouachita Mountains

• Crowley's Ridge

• Mississippi Alluvial Plain

The outpost of Ft Smith was built along what was once the western frontier in this region.

• Arkansas River Valley

• Mississippi Alluvial Plain

• West Gulf Coastal Plain

• Ouachita Mountains

In which region would you find the Red, Ouachita, and Saline rivers?

• West Gulf Coastal Plain

• Ouachita Mountains

• Ozark Mountains

• Arkansas River Valley

Which region has a distinct mountain ridge that runs from east to west?

• Ouachita Mountains

• Ozark Mountains

• Crowley's Ridge

• Mississippi Alluvial Plain

Which region contains hardwood trees such as hickory and oak, and softwood trees such as pine?

• Ouachita Mountains

• Ozark Mountains

• West Gulf Coastal Plain

• Arkansas River Valley

Which region is the center of the state's lumber industry?

• West Gulf Coastal Plain

• Ozark Mountains

• Mississippi Alluvial Plain

• Crowley's Ridge

French explorer Bernard de la Harpe made his way through this region.

• Arkansas River Valley

• Ouachita Mountains

• Crowley's Ridge

• West Gulf Coastal Plain

In which region did settlers have to live on little food bc of the rocky terrain and poor soil?

• Ozark Mountains

• Mississippi Alluvial Plain

• Crowley's Ridge

• Arkansas River Valley