Regions of Texas

This region is the lowest in elevation but the highest in rainfall?

• Coastal Plains
• North Central Plains
• Great Plains
• Mountains & Basins

How does the physical environment of the Coastal Plains region compare to that of the Mountains and Basins region?

• The Coastal Plains region has less rivers than the Mountains and Basins region.

• The Coastal Plains region has a higher elevation than the Mountains and Basins region.

• The Coastal Plains region has less plant life than the Mountains and Basins region.

• The Coastal Plains region has more rainfall than the Mountains and Basins region.

Which region does this represent?

• Great Plains
• North Central Plains
• Coastal Plains
• Mountains and Basins

Which is the most populated region in Texas?

• North Central Plains

• Mountains and Basins

• Great Plains

• Coastal Plains

What is the climate in the Mountains and Basins like?

• Arid
• Snowing and Raining
• It's not too hot, not too cold, all you need is a light jacket.
• Humid

What are the names of the geographic regions of Texas?

• Plains, Mountains, Basins, Coast
• Mountains and Valleys, Central Plains, Great Plains, Coastal Plains
• Mountains and Basins, North Central Plains, Great Plains, Ocean Plains
• Coastal Plains, Great Plains, Mountains and Basins, North Central Plains

This REGION has the LEAST amount of agriculture. It uses the Rio Grande for irrigation.

• Coastal Plains

• Mountains & Basins

• Great Plains

• Central Plains

Which of these Texas cities would most likely experience a hurricane?

• Galveston [located on the gulf coast]

• El Paso [built in the middle of a West Texas mountain range]

• Dallas [which is where you are RIGHT NOW]

• Amarillo [found in the middle of the Texas "panhandle"]

Which region is Palo Duro canyon in?

• Great Plains
• Coastal Plains
• Mountains and Basins
• North Central Plains

What physical features do the Coastal Plains and the Great Plains have in common?

• Both lack water
• Both have plains
• Both have cold winters
• Both have the state's largest cities