Unit 1: Thinking Like a Geographer TX Review

This area of Texas is known as the

• Mountain and Basins Region

• Great Plains Region

• North Central Plains Region

• Coastal Plains Region

The coastal plains region is known for
*choose all that are TRUE*

• lots of rivers and lakes in this region

• a long coastline that faces the Gulf of Mexico

• mountains, canyons, plateaus

• The Piney Woods of East Texas

• being hot, wet, and swampy

This region of Texas is known as the...

• Mountains and Basins Region

• Great Plains Region

• Central Plains Region

• Coastal Plains Region

The Mountains and Basins Region is known for...

*choose all that apply*

• Long coastlines

• Tall Mountains

• Deserts

• Dry and Rocky

• Large Farms

This Texas region is known as the...

• Mountains and Basins Region

• Coastal Plains Region

• Central Plains Region

• Great Plains Region

The Great Plains Region is known for...

• high, flat land

• dry climate with little rain

• plateaus, mesas, and canyons

• Palo Duro Canyon

This region of Texas is known as...

• The Mountains and Basins Region

• The Great Plains Region

• The Central Plains Region

• The Coastal Plains Region

The Central Plains Region is known for

• fertile soil, good for growing plants

• dense forests

• large plains

• deserts

• tall mountains

True or False:

Texas’ elevation INCREASES as you

move from EAST to WEST.

• True

• False

The amount of precipitation INCREASES as you move from EAST to WEST.

• True

• False