Daily Grade: Reading a Map of Texas

Knowing how to read a map is important because it helps you:

• Find your way in unfamiliar places

• Draw pictures accurately

• Read books faster

• Cook new recipes

Which city is north of Lubbock?

• Amarillo

• Dallas

• Austin

• El Paso

What body of water is located southeast of Texas?

• Gulf of Mexico

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Caribbean Sea

Which Texas city is the farthest south on the map of Texas?

• Brownsville

• Dallas

• Austin

• Amarillo

What 4 states border, or touch, the state of Texas?

• New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana

• California, Arizona, Mississippi, Alabama

• Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky

• Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa

What country borders the south of Texas?

• Mexico

• Canada

• Brazil

• France

What tourist attraction is located south of the Davis Mountains?

• Big Bend National Park

• Guadalupe Mountains National Park

• Palo Duro Canyon

• Enchanted Rock