<P> Arkansas ( / ˈɑːrkənsɔː / AR - kən - saw ) is a state in the southeastern region of the United States , home to over 3 million people as of 2017 . Its name is of Siouan derivation from the language of the Osage denoting their related kin , the Quapaw Indians . The state 's diverse geography ranges from the mountainous regions of the Ozark and the Ouachita Mountains , which make up the U.S. Interior Highlands , to the densely forested land in the south known as the Arkansas Timberlands , to the eastern lowlands along the Mississippi River and the Arkansas Delta . </P>
<P> Arkansas ( / ˈɑːrkənsɔː / AR - kən - saw ) is a state in the southeastern region of the United States , home to over 3 million people as of 2017 . Its name is of Siouan derivation from the language of the Osage denoting their related kin , the Quapaw Indians . The state 's diverse geography ranges from the mountainous regions of the Ozark and the Ouachita Mountains , which make up the U.S. Interior Highlands , to the densely forested land in the south known as the Arkansas Timberlands , to the eastern lowlands along the Mississippi River and the Arkansas Delta . </P>
where did the name of arkansas come from
where did the name of arkansas come from
Siouan derivation from the language of the Osage denoting their related kin , the Quapaw Indians
Siouan derivation from the language of the Osage denoting their related kin , the Quapaw Indians