Where is Oklahoma?

Oklahoma belongs to the Southwest 
                    geographic region of U.S.

Black Mesa Oklahoma, state's highest point  5000 ft above sea level

Oklahoma Map Facts

    70,000 Square Miles, 

    Boundaries    North     37th Parallel Line
                          South     Red River
                          East        94  29'
                          West       100th Meridian
                          Extreme West   Panhandle

Oklahoma Map Facts 
        18th in size   with 77 counties
        2 great rivers flow through Oklahoma

            1. Arkansas River carries 2/3rds of
                Oklahoma's water runoff
         Principle feeders are the North & South Canadian
          2.  Red River carries the other 1/3rd

   Oklahoma has 4 mountain ranges

     Wichita, Arbuckle,  Ouachita, Ozark

   Below, Buffalo roam on the open prairie

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The Phantom Mt. and Bat Cave Mt.
 region in the Wichita Mountains

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   Cross Timbers a vegetation belt of thickly
            packed stunted forest 30 miles wide        
            running diagonally from the southwest   toward central Oklahoma

   Great Plains  an arid zone generally west of 98. 
         Grasses  predominate forming a thick sod
used for sod houses

Complete Worksheet p 2 Vocabulary Development

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Lesson Objectives

Students will learn

OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to:

1. list

2. explain the difference between

3. describe the

4. chart on a map the

5. define the terms

6. Explain the significance of

Knowledge: Recall of data.

Comprehension: Understand the meaning, translation, interpolation, and interpretation of instructions and problems. State a problem in one's own words.

Application:
Use a concept in a new situation or unprompted use of an abstraction. Applies what was learned in the classroom into novel situations in the workplace.

Analysis:
Separates material or concepts into component parts so that its organizational structure may be understood. Distinguishes between facts and inferences. 

Synthesis:
Builds a structure or pattern from diverse elements. Put parts together to form a whole, with emphasis on creating a new meaning or structure.

Evaluation:
Make judgments about the value of ideas or materials.