Texas Regions

If you travel across Texas from west to east, how does the elevation change?

• It does not change

• It gets lower

• It tends to get higher

• It rises sharply then lowers

A plateau is a tableland that has steep cliffs

• True

• False

The Cap Rock Escarpment and the Balcones Escarpment are both in the Great Plains region. What are escarpments?

• rolling hills

• tall canyons

• steep cliffs

• plains

What is climate?

• the height of land above sea level

• planting different crops in the same soil each year

• a shelter made of tanned hides

• the weather over certain years

Where is the largest city in Texas located?

• In the Coastal Plains

• In far western Texas

• on the border of Mexico

What regions has the LEAST amount of rainfall?

• Coastal Plains

• Mountains and Basins

• North Central Plains

• Great Plains

"Tornado Alley" is part of what two regions?

• Coastal Plains and North Central Plains

• Great Plains and Mountains and Basins

• Great Plains and North Central Plains

• Coastal Plains and Mountains and Basins

Which region is the Chihuahuan Desert located in?

• North Central Plains

• Coastal Plains

• Great Plains

• Mountains and Basins

How have many of the people made a living in the Great Plains region of Texas?

• Teaching

• Fishing

• Banking

• Ranching

Which region receives the MOST rainfall?

• Mountains and Basins

• North Central Plains

• Coastal Plains

• Great Plains