2.1, 2.2, & 2.3 notes turn-in

The largest city in Texas is _____.

• Dallas

• Ft. Worth

• Houston

• San Antonio

How is natural gas sent from Texas to other parts of the United States?

• by plane

• by ship

• by pipeline

• by truck

One industry that provides jobs for thousands of Texans both in West Texas and in the Gulf of Mexico is the _____ industry.

• Oil

• Mining

• Lumber

• Fishing

Dallas started out as a ______________

• An oil City

• a Logging center

• a cattle shipping center

• a cotton market

Which city forms a large metropolitan area with Dallas and Ft. Worth?

• Houston

• San Antonio

• Austin

• Arlington

What percentage of Texas's population lives in rural areas?

• 3%

• 12%

• 23%

• 46%

After a devastating Hurricane in 1900, Galveston built _____ to protect the city from future storms.

• levees

• a storm drain

• a sea wall

• floodgates

The type of soil and the amount of rainwater a region receives determines an areas _________________.

• Climate

• Economy

• Mineral Resources

• Types of crops

An example of a human characteristic of a geographic region is its _____.

• architecture

• plant life

• landforms

• topsoil

An example of a physical characteristic of a geographic region is its ___________

• Road Network

• Climate

• Government

• population