What is the Mississippi Alluvial Plain in eastern Arkansas often called?
Correct answer(s):
- Arkansas Delta
Subject
Geography
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What helped create the fertile soils of the Arkansas Delta?
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- River-deposited sediment
Which natural division covers much of southern Arkansas?
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- West Gulf Coastal Plain
What landform rises above the eastern Arkansas lowlands as a long, narrow belt of hills?
Correct answer(s):
- Crowley's Ridge
Which conclusion about Arkansas contains mountain country, river valleys, forests, wetlands, and is supported?
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- Arkansas contains mountain country, river valleys, forests, wetlands, and broad agricultural plains
Which river drains a large part of northern and eastern Arkansas?
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- White River
When did Arkansas vote to secede from the Union?
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- May 6, 1861
Who captured Little Rock in 1863 during the Civil War?
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- Union forces
Which Arkansas city lies near the Oklahoma border on the Arkansas River?
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- Fort Smith
Which Northwest Arkansas city has developed into a major commercial center?
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- Rogers
Which city lies along the Arkansas River near the geographic center of the state?
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- Little Rock
Which landform covers much of flat, fertile eastern Arkansas?
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- Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Which landscape covers large parts of Arkansas?
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- Forests
How are Arkansas summers generally described?
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- Hot and humid
How do Arkansas winters usually compare with winters farther north?
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- They are generally milder
In which direction is Oklahoma from Arkansas?
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- West
Which river forms much of Arkansas’s eastern boundary?
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- Mississippi River
About how much total area does Arkansas cover?
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- 53,179 square miles
How much land area did the 2020 Census measure for Arkansas?
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- 51,992.85 square miles
What is the highest point in Arkansas?
Correct answer(s):
- Magazine Mountain