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osage plains
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Undergraduate 2
12/12/2012

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how much area does the osage plain make up?
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about 50%
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what is underneath the osage plains?
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relatively flat rock
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some of the osage plains is an extension of the
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kansas flint hills
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what is a common acitivity in the osage plains
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ranching
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how wide is the cross timbers?
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edmond to the east and not quite to tulsa
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what are the cross timbers characterized by?
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mainly post-oak and blackjack oak
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the cross timbers is called the ______ _____ of the plains
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prime meridean
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what did most people who did settle in the cross timbers do
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clear the trees and plant cotton
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who were the first settlers in the cross timbers
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tenant farmers with little regard for the environment
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when did people leave the cross timbers
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1930's
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when did not a lot happen in the cross timbers?
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1930's to 1990's
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what have the crosstimbers been dealing with since the 1990's?
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crosstimbers are dealing with suburban sprawl.
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whose moving to the cross timbers now?
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retirees
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where are the three forks are?
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far eastern oklahoma, very close to muskogee
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which rivers make up the three forks area
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arkansas river on the west, middle is verdigris, eastern is neosho
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who encouraged early settlers to move to the three forks area in 1796?
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Jean Pierre Chouteau
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when did all the animals die in the three forks area
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1830
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the three forks muskogee area is know for its
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diversity, outdoors
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