Regions of Texas Review

Palo Duro Canyon is located near

• Corpus

• Kingsville

• Lubbock

• Amarillo

Which of these Texas cities is warmest & farthest south?

• Amarillo

• El Paso

• Austin

• Brownsville

On this map, OIL is in which regions?

• Great Plains

• Mountains & Basins

• North Central Plains

• Coastal Plains

Which region of Texas would you find the Houston Ship Channel known for transporting goods around the world?

• North Central Plains

• Great Plains

• Coastal Plains

• Mountains & Basins

Which region has the subregions of Rolling Plains, Cross Timbers, and Grand Prairie?

• North Central Plains

• Great Plains

• Mountains & Basins

• Coastal Plains

Which three rivers border Texas?

• Rio Grande, Red, Nueces

• Trinity, Nueces, Colorado

• Sabine, Rio Grande, Brazos

• Rio Grande, Red, Sabine

Waco, Fort Worth, and Abilene are located in this region

• North Central Plains

• Coastal Plains

• Mountains & Basins

• Great Plains

The High Plains, Palo Duro Canyon, and Edwards Plateau are located in this region

• Great Plains

• Mountains & basins

• Coastal Plains

• North Central Plains

What region would you find the petrochemical industry?

• Great Lakes

• Coastal Plains

• Great Plains

• North Central Plains

Geographers define a region as an area...

• how people & ideas get around

• depending on the environment

• where something is located

• that shares the same characteristics