Ch. 1 Test B

Which kind of land area is best described as a steep slope or cliff?

• Plain

• Escarpment

• Valley

• Plateau

Which of the following landforms found in Texas would be most likely to encourage settlement by farmers and ranchers?

• Canyons

• Plateaus

• Mountains

• Plains

The cactus wren is a bird that makes its home in a cactus. In which region of Texas is it most likely to be found?

• Mountains and Basins

• Great Plains

• North Central Plains

• Coastal Plains

How do people adapt to their environment by saving energy?

• They change light bulbs regularly.

• They cook their food in modern, efficient kitchens.

• They recycle plastic so fewer new items need to be produced.

• All of the answers

To collect water for drinking, farming, and other uses, Texans have created -

• reservoirs

• aquifers

• waterways

• droughts

In what part of Texas would you usually expect to find the most precipitation?

• North

• East

• South

• West

What have the residents of Galveston done to help protect the city's houses and other buildings from hurricanes?

• Built a high seawall

• Moved farther inland

• Designed lower buildings

• Learned to avoid hurricanes

In parts of Texas, water for daily use is pumped from aquifers, which are -

• underground rock formations that hold water

• places where underground water comes to the surface

• rivers that run between rows of hills

• reservoirs built to collect rain water

Which of the following is an example of how people use natural resources?

• A woman on a hike drinks water from a spring.

• A girl goes to sleep on a bed made from lumber.

• A man plants crops in rich soil on his farm.

• All of the answers

Look at the map. Then answer the question. According to the map, in which area of Texas would you find mountains and basins?

• North

• East

• South

• West