Studies Weekly Review Week 3 and Week 4 Texas

What are the main industries of the Coastal Plains Region?

• Manufacturing, farming, and fishing

• Ranching, farming and fishing

• Ranching, mining, and fishing

• Oil, mining, and farming

How does the climate of the Great Plains region differ from the rest of Texas?

• The summers are often hot and humid, while the winter months are cold and dry.

• The summers are often mild and rainy, while the winter months are cold and wet.

• The summers are often mild and dry, while the winter months are cool and rainy.

• The summers are often hot and dry, while the winter months are the coldest of all of the state’s regions.

What is the tallest mountain peak in Texas?

• Geronimo Peak

• Permian Peak

• Guadalupe Peak

• Hueco Peak

According to Studies Weekly, what is the largest desert in North America?

• The Chihuahuan Desert

• The Sahara Desert

• The Sonoran Desert

• The Gobi Desert

What is the state flower of Texas?

• Bluebonnet

• Indian paintbrush

• Chuparosa

• Desert Marigold

What is climate?

• The average weather conditions of a place over an extended period of time

• How the weather affects the surface of the land

• The type of flora and fauna found in a specific area

• The average weather and temperatures found at each line of latitude

Examples of physical characteristics include ______________.

• Bodies of water, landforms, biomes, population, human-environment interaction

• Bodies of water, landforms, economy, population

• Bodies of water, landforms, precipitation patterns, weather, population, vegetation and animal life

• Bodies of water, landforms, biomes, climate, vegetation, and animal life

Mexico gained its independence from which country?

• England

• France

• Spain

• United States

Who was one of the first American settlers to create a colony in Texas?

• Stephen F. Austin

• Sam Houston

• Lorenzo de Zavala

• Joseph Glidden

Who were the first inhabitants that lived in Texas?

• American Indians

• American settlers

• European colonists

• Mexican explorers