Chapter 1.Lesson 1 Locating Texas

A ________ is an area with common features, people, and ways of living that set it apart from other areas.

• region

• basin

• escarpment

• barrier island

The country that borders the United States to the south is...

• New Mexico

• Texas

• Canada

• Mexico

The country that borders the United States to the north is...

• Canada

• Mexico

• Oklahoma

• Arkansas

The ocean that borders North America to the west is the...

• Atlantic Ocean

• Gulf of Mexico

• The Rio Grande River

• Pacific Ocean

____________ is located below the surface, out of sight.

• Groundwater

• spring

• basin

• barrier island

A _________ is a place where groundwater comes to the surface.

• Groundwater

• region

• spring

• plateau

___________ are long, narrow islands that lie just off the coast.

• escarpment

• barrier islands

• plateau

• spring

An __________ is a long steep slope or cliff.

• escarpment

• plateau

• barrier islands

• groundwater

Texas also has ________, large bowl-shaped depressions.

• barrier island

• plateau

• basins

• spring

What major landforms make up the North Central Plains of Texas?

• plains, hills, and mesas

• plains and hills

• plains and mesas

• plains, mountains, hills