the Ozark Mountains
/ði ˌəʊzɑːk ˈmaʊntənz/
/ði ˌəʊzɑːrk ˈmaʊntnz/
(also the Ozarks
/ði ˈəʊzɑːks/
/ði ˈəʊzɑːrks/
)- a US area of high land and mountains mostly in southern Missouri and northern Arkansas. There are large forests and grand views, and the region is popular with tourists. Parts of it are very remote, and Americans sometimes make jokes about the simple culture of the people who live there.