Ecoregions of Texas

Which ecoregion has the least amount of vegetation?

• Trans Pecos

• Cross Timbers

• South Texas Plains

• Post Oak Savannah

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which ecoregion has the most abundant water resource?

• Trans Pecos

• Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes

• Rolling Plains

• High Plains

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Justify why the Trans Pecos ecoregion has the least amount of vegetation.

• lack of animals

• high biodiversity

• unproductive soil

• too much water

Which catastrophic event would occur near the High Plains ecoregion of Texas?

• earthquake

• hurricane

• tonadoes

• floods

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What Catastrophic Event in the panhandle plains causes the most wind erosion?

• Hurricanes

• Tornadoes

• Flooding

• Humans

What catastrophic event causes the most most water erosion in the gulf coast?

• Hurricanes

• Tornadoes

• Flash Floods

• Earthquakes

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Biological weathering is done by . . .

• Wind

• Water

• Living Things

• Ice

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The following is a picture of which ecoregion?  ___________

• Piney Woods
• High Plains
• Hill Country/Edwards Plateau
• Trans Pecos/Chihuahuan Desert

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

This is a picture of the __________ ecoregion

• Hill country/Edwards Plateau
• Trans Pecos/Chihuahuan Desert
  Trans Pecos/Cg

  hihuahuan Desert

• High Plains
• Piney Woods

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This is a picture of the __________ ecoregion of Texas.

• High Plains
• Gulf Coast Plains and Marshes
• Piney Woods
• Hill Country

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3