Geological Features
Geographical features are naturally occurring features on the surface of the earth. These include mountains, plateaus, mesas, plains and other features.
Oklahoma has a wide variety of geographical features. They play a very important part in the ways humans lived in the Oklahoma area.
Below is a list of major geographical features located in the Oklahoma area. Explore the links of each. Then, complete the activity below.
List of Major Geological Features in Oklahoma
Activity
Geographical features are naturally occurring features on the surface of the earth. These include mountains, plateaus, mesas, plains and other features.
Oklahoma has a wide variety of geographical features. They play a very important part in the ways humans lived in the Oklahoma area.
Below is a list of major geographical features located in the Oklahoma area. Explore the links of each. Then, complete the activity below.
List of Major Geological Features in Oklahoma
- Great Plains, The Great Plains - America's Lingering Wild (Video 4:45 mins)
- Cross Timbers
- Black Mesa, Black Mesa State Park (Video 5:58 mins)
- Ozark Plateau, The Beautiful and Enduring Ozarks (Video 4:25 mins)
- Ouachita Mountains
- Arbuckle Mountains
- Wichita Mountains, Discover Oklahoma - Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (Video 3:52 mins)
- High Plains
Activity
- In a new browser window or tab, access the Google map you created above called "Physical Features of Oklahoma".
- Locate and click on the "Geological Features" layer. A blue vertical stripe will appear to the left of the layer when it is selected.
- Locate and name of each of the features from the list above following the instructions below.
- Click on the name that comes up in the hint list that matches the city in Oklahoma you need.
- From the appearing dialog box, locate and click on "Add to map".
- From the appearing dialog box, locate and click on the "Style" paint bucket icon.
- Use a color for each of the cities below.
- Create a location for the following cities in Oklahoma. Add a title and style each marker.