Central Plains Texas Region Quiz

Match the vocabulary term with its meaning.

• people who live in an area

• fertile

• covering a large area

• tributaries

• small streams that flow into rivers

• residents

• lush, rich, productive

• limestone

• white stone found in the central plains

• expansive

Describe the land in the Central Plains region of Texas.

What natural resources exist in the Central Plains region?

What unwelcomed weather event is common in the Central Plains region?

Name 4 cities located in the Central Plains region.

What are the three distinct areas within the Central Plains region?

Why are farmers able to grow a wider variety of crops in the Cross Timbers sub-region than either of the other two sub-regions of the Central Plains?