The Ozarks facts for kids
The Ozarks (also referred to as, the Ozark Mountains or the Ozark Plateau) are a physiographic, geologic, and cultural highland region of the central United States. It covers much of the south half of Missouri and an large portion of northwest and North central Arkansas. The region also goes westward into northeast Oklahoma and extreme southeast Kansas. The name Ozarks comes from the French Aux Arcs. The name means "with bows" and was given by an early French explorer to the Bow Indians (Quapaw). They were native to the area that later became Arkansas.
Images for kids
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The Saint Francois Mountains, viewed here from Knob Lick Mountain, are the exposed geologic core of the Ozarks.
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Outcrop of Roubidoux sandstone along a bluff in Douglas County, Missouri
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Canoers on the Current River in the Ozark National Scenic Riverways.
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View of the Ozarks from Ha Ha Tonka State Park on Lake of the Ozarks, Camden County, Missouri.
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CCC lookout on White Rock Mountain, Franklin County, Arkansas
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The first public school in Jasper County, Missouri.
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Artist's Point, located along the Boston Mountains Scenic Loop in Crawford County, Arkansas
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Roark Bluff on the Buffalo National River
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In Spanish: Meseta de Ozark para niños
