UNIT 1 - Geography and Texas Natives

This is the exact location of a place.

• Cultural location

• Subregion

• Absolute location

• Relative location

Use the map and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

Which of the following lables the four regions of Texas correctly?

• Great Plains, Mountains and Basins, Central Plains, Gulf Coast Plains

• Mountians and Basins, Great Plains, Central Plains, Gulf Coast Plains

• Mountians and Basins, Central Plains, Great Plains, Gulf Coast Plains

• Gulf Coast Plains, Central Plains, Great Plains, and Mountains and Basins

Which of the following resources is not associated with the Gulf Coast Plains?

• limestone

• fish

• natural gas

• shrimp

In which region would you find Amarillo?

• Great Plains

• Central Plains

• Mountains and Basins

• Gulf Coast Plains

Use the map and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following questions.

Weather forecasters should issue an emergency warning for which of the following cities?

• Austin

• Houston

• Brownsville

• Both Houston and Brownsville

Use the maps and your knowledge of social studies to answer the question.

Compare the data shown on the maps. Which of the following statements is correct?

• In areas with less percipitation, the population is high.

• In areas with less precipitation, the populaiton is low.

• In areas with less precipitation the population is about the same.

• Population is not connected to climate.

The time period before written history is called...

• Mesoamerica

• Extinct

• Ancient

• Prehistoric

Which region is best described in the following quote, "These violent sand storms are worse now than I have ever seen them...I worry that with the way this has been carrying on that this year's wheat harvest will suffer."

• Gulf Coast Plains

• Mountains and Basins

• Central Plains

• Great plains

In which region would you find Dallas and Witchita Falls?

• Mountains and Basins

• Central Plains

• Great Plains

• Gulf Coast Plains

Which region in Texas has the most rivers, richest soils, the highest rainfall, and is suitable for farming?

• Coastal Plains

• Mountains and Basins

• Central Plains

• Great Plains