TX25-26 - NTP - Regions of Texas

Where would you find "the Alamo"? [hint: it's located in the city of San Antonio]

What is the title of the first unit we're learning about in Texas History class?

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• TITLE: Natural (a)   and Its People

Match the following Texas cities to the correct REGION they are located in.

• COASTAL PLAINS

• Fort Worth

  Wichita Falls

  Abilene

• MOUNTAINS and BASINS

• El Paso

  Fort Davis

  Alpine

• GREAT PLAINS

• Houston

  San Antonio

  Dallas

  Austin

• NORTH CENTRAL PLAINS

• Amarillo

  Lubbock

  Midland / Odessa

Look at the map provided.

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• This map has letters and numbers on it. The letters are different CITIES of Texas.

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• Letter A - ​ (a)  

• Letter B -​ (b)  

• Letter C -​ (c)  

• Letter D -​ (d)  

• Letter E - ​ (e)  

• Dallas
• Houston
• Austin
• Fort Worth
• El Paso

Use the map provided to help you answer this question.

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• ALL of these choices are rivers that help form the boundary [shape] of Texas EXCEPT for the -

• Rio Grande River

• Red River

• Brazos River

• Sabine River

Match the following facts with the correct REGION of Texas.

• MOUNTAINS and BASINS

• • * Smallest region

  • * city of El Paso

  • * Pueblo culture group

• COASTAL PLAINS

• • * stockyards

  • * city of Fort Worth

  • * flat land

  • * good farm soil

• GREAT PLAINS

• • * most rainfall

  • * 4 largest cities

  • * close to the gulf

  • * the Alamo

• NORTH CENTRAL PLAINS

• • * Lubbock and Amarillo

  • * "TX Panhandle"

  • * Palo Duro Canyon

This is a map showing the GREAT PLAINS region of Texas.

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• Choose TWO [2] of these questions to answer:

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• 1 - What "nickname" is given to this region?

• 2 - What major cities are located in this region?

• 3 - Is the land FLAT or are there many HILLS and VALLEYS?

Label this map of the regions of Texas by putting the correct name in each region.

a

b

c

d

Mountains and Basins

North Central Plains

Coastal Plains

Great Plains

Correctly label the rivers that help form the boundary [shape] of Texas.

a

b

c

Rio Grande River

Red River

Sabine River

Organize these options into the right categories.

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• WHEN COMPLETE, THERE SHOULD BE THREE [3] ITEMS IN EACH CATEGORY

Groups:

(a) COASTAL PLAINS

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(b) NORTH CENTRAL PLAINS

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(c) GREAT PLAINS

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(d) MOUNTAINS AND BASINS

• smallest, highest, and driest region

• known as "the Texas Panhandle"

• stockyards filled with cattle

• flat land with good soil for farming

• Colorado River flows through the state capital

• Amarillo, Lubbock, Midland, and Odessa

• Palo Duro Canyon

• Big Bend National Park

• closest to the gulf, so it gets the most rainfall

• 4 largest cities - Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Austin

• Fort Worth, Abilene, and Wichita Falls

• only 1 major city - El Paso