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 (a)   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 (a)   .

(Houston or Amarillo)

The one large city in the Mountains and Basins is (a)  

(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