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What is Oklahoma’s largest city?
Oklahoma City, the state's capital, is it's largest city. There are almost a half a
million people living there. The Greater Oklahoma City metropolitan area
has a population of over 1,100,000 people.
How big is Oklahoma?
Oklahoma’s land area is 69,919 square miles. It ranks 18th in size in the United States.
What does Oklahoma mean?
The
state name literally means “red people.” It comes from two Choctaw words - “okla” meaning people and “humma” meaning red.
How many American Indian tribes live in Oklahoma?
More than 67 Indian tribes make their homes in Oklahoma. Thirty-nine different
American Indian tribes are headquartered in the state.
What are the border states to Oklahoma?
Oklahoma
shares two borders with Texas, to the south and also the west. Arkansas
and Missouri border Oklahoma to the east and Kansas to the north.
Colorado and New Mexico border the northwestern tip of the Oklahoma
panhandle.
What are the names of the Five Civilized Tribes of Oklahoma?
The Five Civilized Tribes of Oklahoma are the Cherokee, Choctaw, Seminole, Creek and Chickasaw.
What is the terrain like in Oklahoma?
Oklahoma
has four different mountain ranges which include the Arbuckles, the
Kiamichis, the Ouachitas and the Wichitas. With more man-made lakes
than any other state, Oklahoma has 2,000 mores miles of shoreline than
the Gulf coast and the Atlantic coast combined. Almost 24 percent of
Oklahoma is covered in forests.
What are Oklahoma’s state emblems?
The
state’s floral emblem is the mistletoe. The fiddle is Oklahoma’s
musical instrument. The state tree is the Redbud. The state reptile
is the Collared Lizard (or Mountain Boomer). Oklahoma’s state rock is
the Barite Rose Rock. The state fish is the White Bass, also known as
a Sand Bass. The state animal is the American Buffalo (Bison) and the
Oklahoma state bird is the Scissor-Tail Flycatcher. Oklahoma’s state
wildflower is the Indian Blanket. The state song is “Oklahoma!” from
the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “Oklahoma!” Oklahoma’s state motto
is “Labor Omnia Vincit” which means “Labor Conquers All Things.”
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