Regions of Texas

Big Bend National Park:

• a break in the Earth's crust

• a tourist Area found near the Red River

• A popular tourist area in Texas named after its location the bend of the Rio Grande

• divisions of a region

True or False: Guadalupe Peak is the highest point in Texas.

• True

• False

What is the correct definition for basin?

• lowlands surrounded by higher land

• cliff created by erosion

• highest point in a region

• hard bed of rock

A caprock is:

• a hard bed of rock below the soil

• a break in the Earth's crust

• a tributary of a river

An escarpment is:

• a break in the earth's crust

• a cliff created by erosion

• the highest point in the world

• a region

Which of the following refers to a break in the Earth's crust?

• region

• escarpment

• coastal plains

• fault

What is the best definition for petrochemicals?

• chemicals created from salwater

• chemicals made from oil and natural gas

• chemicals made from minerals

An area with a common physical environment defined by physical features is a:

• caprock

• continent

• region

Divisions of a region are called:

• sub-regions

• countries

• cities

Which of the following are the 4 regions of Texas?

• Central Plains, Western Plains, Great Praries, and Red Forests

• Mountains & Basins, Twin Plains, Central Plains, Great Plains

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