TX - Geography / Regions 22-23

What is the name of the FIRST era that will be covered in Texas History?

• Natural Texas and Its People

• Age of Exploration

• Era of Texas

• Geography and Cultures

Which of these cities is located in the Coastal Plains? YOU MUST CHOOSE THREE CORRECT ANSWERS

• Houston

• Galveston

• Austin

• El Paso

• Fort Worth

* economy: fishing near Galveston and petrochemical industry near Houston

* long coastline bordering the Gulf of Mexico

* contains the state capital [in the city of Austin]

Which region of Texas is being described here?

• Coastal Plains

• North Central Plains

• Great Plains

• Mountains and Basins

* economy: cattle ranching, agriculture, oil and gas

* includes the cities of Amarillo and Lubbock

* contains Palo Duro Canyon and is known as the "Texas Panhandle"

Which region is described above?

• Coastal Plains

• North Central Plains

• Great Plains

• Mountains and Basins

The major cities in Texas today are all located near rivers. They grew from early settlements that were all established near rivers.

Why were most of those early settlements established near rivers?

• people need water to survive

• early settlers used the rivers for transportation

• settlers could catch fish in the rivers, or hunt animals that came to the rivers

• ALL of these answers are correct

* climate: dry with less than 10 inches of rain per year

* located in far west Texas, with high elevations and several deserts

* tourist attractions: Big Bend National Park and Guadlupe National Park

Which region is described above?

• Coastal Plains

• North Central Plains

• Great Plains

• Mountains and Basins

The ____ of Texas increases as you travel from east to west.

• elevation

• rainfall

• population

• economy

Which area on this map would get the most rainfall? [hint: the Gulf of Mexico is the cause of MOST of the rain that falls in Texas.]

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The Coastal Plains region has the most rivers flowing through it. Which region has the LEAST number of rivers?

• Mountains and Basins

• Coastal Plains

• North Central Plains

• Great Plains

Which of these cities is the state capital of Texas?

• Austin

• Houston

• Dallas

• Fort Worth