OKLAHOMAby Levi

OKLAHOMA’S STATE NICKNAME IS “THE SOONER STATE”.

THE STATE MOTTO IS “LABOR CONQUERS ALL THINGS”.

THE ORIGIN OF THE STATE NAME COMES FROM TWO CHOCTAW INDIAN WORDS “OKLA” WHICH MEANS

PEOPLE AND “NUMMA” WHICH MEANS RED.

THE NAME FOR RESIDENTS IS OKLAHOMAN OR SOONERS.

THE BORDERING STATES ARE KANSAS, MISSOURI, COLORADO, ARKANSAS, TEXAS,

AND NEW MEXICO.

THE CAPITAL IS OKLAHOMA CITY. THE OTHER LARGE CITIES ARE TULSA,

NORMAN, AND LAWTON.

THE POPULATION IS 3,751,351 PEOPLE. OKLAHOMA IS THE 20TH LARGEST STATE IN

THE UNITED STATES.

THE STATE FLAG HAS A BLUE BACKGROUND WITH SEVEN EAGLE

FEATHERS, WHITE CROSSES (STAND FOR STARS), OSAGE INDIAN BATTLE SHIELD,

PEACE PIPE, AND OLIVE BRANCH.

. OKLAHOMA’S STATE FLOWER IS MISTLETOE

OKLAHOMA’S STATE TREE IS A REDBUD.

OKLAHOMA’S STATE BIRD IS A SCISSOR TAILED FLYCATCHER.

OKLAHOMA’S STATE SONG IS OKLAHOMA.

OKLAHOMA GROWS WHEAT, SORGHUM, COTTON, HAY AND PEANUTS.

MAJOR INDUSTRIES ARE CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT, NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION,

HELIUM AND ZINC.

GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES OF OKLAHOMA ARE LAKE TEXOMA, RED RIVER, EAFAULA

LAKE, ARKANSAS RIVER AND BLACK MESA.