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ozark plateau, ouachita, coastal plain
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Geography
Undergraduate 2
12/13/2012

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what shape is the ozark plateau?
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a dome shape
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what is the ozark plateau mostly made of?
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limestone and shale
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what is the main economic acticity in the ozark plateau?
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ranching
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what is the only major settlement in the ozark plateau?
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tahlequah
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tahlequah's population
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15,000
Term
where is the HQ of cherokee nation
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in tahlequah
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what does ouachitas mean in french
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good hunting grounds
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where is the highest relief in all of oklahoma
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in the ouachitas
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how do the ouachitas run?
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east to west (rare)
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primary economic activity in the ouachitas?
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logging
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when did commercial logging start?
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well before 1900
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first main commercial logging company
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choctaw lumber & coal company
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who bought out the choctaw lumber & coal company in the 1920's?
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Dierks Lumber Company
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who bought out dierks lumber company in the 1960's?
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weyearhaeuser
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how many acres does weyearhaeuser own in OK?
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800,000
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what county is weyearhaeuser mostly in?
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McCurtain county
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how many people does weyearhaeuser employ?
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200 people
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how muchdoes weyearhaeuser put into SE Oklahoma economy every year
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100 million
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what percent each year does weyearhaeuser cut in SE OK
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3%; replant next year - called silvi culture tree farming
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what is the main tree weyearhaeuser farms?
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pine tree
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what is the main type of tree in SE OK?
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Loblolly Pine
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two biggest towns in ouachitas
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poteau (8,000) idabel (8,000)
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what is a major part of the coastal plains economy
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logging
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what is the main crop in the coastal plains
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soybeans
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main town in the coastal plains
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Durant (15,000)
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us highway 69/75 in durant has the same amount of traffic as ___________________.
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guthrie of I-35
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what is durant home to
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choctaw nation; se state university
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