Geography of Texas

Region 1: plains, prairies, islands along the coast, bayous, marshes

Region 2: mountains, canyons, plateaus

Which are the best titles for each region?

• Region 1: Coastal Plains

  Region 2: Mountains and Basins

• Region 1: Great Plains

  Region 2: Coastal Plains

• Region 1: Mountains and Basins

  Region 2: North Central Plains

Positive consequence: source of energy

Negative consequence: hurts ocean life and causes air pollution

• drilling for oil

• wind farms/turbines

• clearing timber

People choose Texas to live because--

• they like the sports teams

• they like the ocean

• many different jobs are available

• they want to find gold

The Mountains and Basins gets the _________ amount of rainfall compared to the other regions.

(most or least)

Cattle ranching is an economic activity in most regions because--

• there are lots of restaurants

• natural grasses grow that they can eat

• water is stored in cacti the animals drink

• we never have bad weather

The 4th largest city in our state is ____.

(Houston or Amarillo)

The one large city in the Mountains and Basins is _________

(Galveston or El Paso)

Humans modify (change) their environment in order to ---

• protect wildlife

• support education

• cause climate damage

• meet basic needs

Which is the highest point in Texas?

• Guadalupe Peak

• Galveston Island

• Mount Rushmore

• marshes

The Coastal Plains is represented by letter _____.

• A

• B

• C

• D