Chapter 12: The Ozarks

By the 1950's, the Ozarks were known as the land of opportunities. Many people, now a days, flock to Los Angeles for their opportunity to become famous. The Ozarks are home to a sparsely populated, laid-back, old-fashioned "hillbilly" regions. Far opposite of the hustle and bustle, heavily populated, fancy handbags and shoes people of Los Angeles.


Geography
The Ozarks are an remnant of a 500 million year old inland sea leaving behind a karst landscape marked by caves, sinkholes, and water discharging from rocks as springs. Los Angeles, is far different as it is a concrete jungle filled with tall building, potholes, and smog. The Ozarks have higher-than hills and lower-than mountains, dissected and uplifted plateaus. Los Angeles has surrounding hills and mountains. There are also many rivers and waterways the flow through the city and surrounding areas.

Climate

Unlike Los Angeles, the Ozarks see four distinct seasons. They range fro 80 degree, humid and rainy summers to average january temperatures of 34 degrees. Winter snows are brief and the growing season varies between 180 and 200 days, Los Angeles only sees two season. Hot, sunny, humid summers and sunny, yet cold falls. There is some rain, but not enough to call it a rainy season.