6 AR Geographic Regions
Which Arkansas geographic region is located in the northwestern part of the state?
The Ozark Mountains
Which ancient civilization built the pyramids at Giza?
Ancient Egypt
Who was the first president of the United States?
George Washington
How many continents are there?
7
What is the capital city of Arkansas?
Little Rock
What Arkansas region is known for fertile farmland and lies along the Mississippi River?
The Mississippi Alluvial Plain (Delta)
What ancient civilization is credited with developing democracy in Athens?
Ancient Greece
What document declared the American colonies independent from Great Britain in 1776?
The Declaration of Independence
What is the largest ocean on Earth?
The Pacific
In what year did Arkansas become a state?
1836
Which Arkansas geographic region is known for its fertile loess soil deposited by wind?
Crowley’s Ridge
What massive empire was ruled by leaders such as Julius Caesar and Augustus?
The Roman Empire
What war was fought between the Union and Confederacy from 1861–1865?
The Civil War
What planet is known as the Red Planet?
Mars
Arkansas was part of what major U.S. land purchase in 1803?
The Louisiana Purchase
Fort Smith, one of Arkansas’s largest cities, is located in which geographic region?
Arkansas River Valley
What movement beginning in the 1400s brought renewed interest in the art, science, and ideas of ancient Greece and Rome?
The Renaissance
What 1803 land purchase nearly doubled the size of the United States?
The Louisiana Purchase
What is the largest desert in the world?
Antarctica
What group of nine Black students integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957?
The Little Rock Nine
Which Arkansas geographic region separates the Ozark Mountains from the Ouachita Mountains?
Arkansas River Valley
What event began in 1914 after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
World War I
What amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery in the United States?
The 13th Amendment
What is the only U.S. state that was once an independent kingdom?
Hawaii
What Arkansas city served as the Confederate state capital after Little Rock was captured by Union forces during the Civil War?
Washington, AR