Arkansas Regions
Ozark Mountains
cities
Fayetteville
Mountain Home
Harrison
fun facts
major outdoor recreation area
Home to many caves
Elk can be seen here
characteristics
Plateaus
Oak and Hickory forest
limestone & dolomite
West Gulf Coastal Plain
cities
Little Rock
Pine Bluff
El Dorado
fun facts
was under the Gulf of Mexico until 50 million years ago
home to a large oil boom in 1920's
Only known diamond crater in US open to the public
characteristics
clay, bauxite, and petroleum
mainly pine forest
produces 20 million barrels of oil per year
Ouachita Mountains
cities
Little Rock
Hot Springs
Searcy
fun facts
known for quality and quantity of Crystals
More than half the area is covered in forest
characteristics
Folded ridges and valleys
Sandstone & Shale
has seperate forest of Pine and Hardwoods
Arkansas River Valley
Characteristics
between Ozark Mountains & Ouachita Mountains
Arkansas River runs length of region
flat top steep sided mesas
Cities
Fort Smith
Conway
Searcy
fun facts
Highest Point in Arkansas
40 miles wide
vital migration corridor for birds migrating
Crowley's Ridge
Charcteristics
small
trees are similar to Appalachian Mountains
mainly pastures
fun facts
thought to once have been island in Mississippi River
rises 250 feet above surrounding delta
cities
Jonesboro
Wynne
Paragould
Mississippi Alluvial Plain (Delta)
Characteristics
very flat
large farms
Wetlands
fun facts
27 counties in this region
elevation 100-300 feet
most agriculturally productive region in world
cities
Little Rock
Stuttgart
Lake Village