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| where was the convention that drafted a constitution for the proposed state |
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| how many members were involvd in the convention |
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| when were delegates for the convention elected |
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| what amendment was passed during the vote on the new constitution |
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| oklahoma is the _______ largest state in area in us |
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| oklahoma is how many times smaller than france |
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| OK is how many times miles larger than england |
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| what does okla-homma mean |
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| who thought of naming oklahoma what it is |
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| a choctaw named allen wright |
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| what were goverment funded schools in indian territory trying to do |
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| make the indian kids more "white" |
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| part of the earth's surface where a suite of racks with similar geologic character and structure have undergone a similar geologic history |
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| in the southern third of the state well-indurated rocks have been folded, faulted, and uplifted to form |
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| the wichita, arbuckle, and the ouachita mountain ranges |
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| why is central and western oklahomas soil red |
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| thin coating of oxidized iron materials that stains individual grains of rock |
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| did glaciers reach oklahoma? |
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| where is the nearest volcano? |
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| 1,050 miles west of the panhandle in new mexico and colorado |
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| what geomorphic province dominates central oklahoma |
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| the central red-based plains |
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| what geomorphic province dominates the panhandle |
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| where is the highest point in the state |
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| where is the lowest point in the state |
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| se oklahoma (little river); 287 feet |
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| what is the best known peak in the wichitas |
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| how many miles wide is oklahoma |
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| how many miles tall is oklahoma |
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| where are the only dinosaur fossils found in the state |
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| nearly 99 percent of all outcropping rocks in OK are of ________ orgin |
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| rocks of permian age are exposed at the surface in about ______ percent of the state |
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| what type of rock dominates eastern OK |
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| what type of rock dominates the panhandle |
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| how many miles in length is the red river |
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| how many miles in length is the arkansas river |
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| what is the drainage area of the arkansas river |
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| what is the drainage area of the red river |
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| what type of soil dominates central oklahoma |
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| what type of soil dominates eastern OK |
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| dust storms were the manifestation of a combination of _______ __________ |
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| passed in february 16, 1929, sppropriateed $160,000 for the establishment of ten regional soil experiment stations to measure the rates of soil loss and develop soil conservation techniques |
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| what time of day do most tornadoes happen |
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| what month do most tornadoes happen |
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| may (1/3 of tornadoes in a year) |
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| how many tornadoes happen on average in Oklahoma |
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| what year did we only have 17 tornadoes |
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| what year did we have 145 tornadoes |
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| when is oklahoma's storm season |
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| which direction to tornadoes usually move |
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| what town was struck with tornadoes in 1947 that killed 107 |
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| how many people died on may 3, 1999 on the southside of okc metro are due to tornadoes |
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| when were tornado detection, forecasting, warning systems started |
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| what types (2) of vegetation dominates central and much of eastern oklahoma |
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| tallgrass prarie & post oak -blackjack |
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| what is the statewide annual temperature |
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| where in OK is the longest growing season |
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| annual precipitation _______ as you go west to east |
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