Characteristics of Texas Regions

El Paso

Guadalupe Peak

Low population

What would be the best title for the list above?

• Characteristics of North Central Plains Region

• Characteristics of Great Plains Region

• Characteristics of Mountains and Basins Region

• Characteristics of Coastal Plains Region

What characteristic is unique to the North Central Plains Region?

• It has abundant farming and ranching for cotton and cattle.

• It is the only region that does not border the Rio Grande.

• It has plenty of rainfall for citrus fruits like oranges and lemon.

• It is known for having the most oil and gas production in Texas.

Which statement is supported by the map above?

• The Great Plains has good land for sheep farming.

• The Mountains and Basins is a booming oil industry.

• Cattle are least likely found in the Coastal Plains and Great Plains.

• No economic resources are found in The North Central.

This region has about 20 to 58 inches annual rainfall making a wide variety of vegetation plentiful. The area is a nearly level, drained plain dissected by streams and rivers flowing into estuaries and marshes. What region is described in the paragraph above?

• Great Plains

• Coastal Plains

• Mountains and Basins

• North Central Plains

Which comparison of the Texas regions is true?

• Mountains and Basins has a higher population than Great Plains.

• Great Plains has a higher rate of tourism than Coastal Plains.

• North Central Plains has more desert land than Mountains and Basins.

• Coastal Plains has more rainfall than Mountains and Basins.

Based on the newspaper headlines below, what can you infer about the climate in Texas?

• Climate varies based on the geographic region.

• The Coastal Plains has a harsh climate.

• Hurricanes often occur in the Mountains and Basins.

• All Texas geographic regions have a mild climate.

Which of the following descriptions explains a human characteristic?

• The Davis Mountains were formed by volcanic eruptions.

• The Rio Grande River is the border of Mexico and Texas.

• The Texas Highway system connects major cities.

• The climate of Houston is hot and humid.

Which early culture group modified their environment through the use of sand, clay, water, and straw to build adobe houses?

• Pueblo Culture

• Southeastern Culture

• Plains Culture

• Gulf Coast Culture

How did the homes of the Plains cultures compare to that of the Puebloan culture?

• Both the Puebloan homes and Plains homes were temporary, and could be moved easily.

• The Plains homes were permanent, and the Puebloan homes could be moved easily.

• Both the Puebloan homes and Plains homes were permanent and never moved.

• The Puebloan homes were permanent, and the Plains could be moved easily.

The quote below describes the style of housing of which American Indian culture? "[The houses are] all round, built of forked poles . . . and on the outside covered to the ground with dry grass. Within, on the sides, they had frameworks or platforms which served them as beds on which they slept. Most of them were large enough to hold eight or ten persons." - Don Juan de Onate, quoted in Spanish Exploration in the Southwest, 1542-1706 by Herbert E. Bolton

• Puebloan

• Plains

• Gulf Coast

• Southeastern