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WorksheetsRegions Flip Chart Quiz
Total questions: 85
Worksheet time: 2hrs 19mins
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Class
Date
1.
What city in the Coastal Plains is a port city and a major center for trade with foreign countries?
a)
Amarillo
b)
El Paso
c)
Houston
d)
Dallas
2.
What is the largest region in Texas?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
Mountains and Basins
c)
Great Plains
d)
North Central Plains
3.
A large area of flat or nearly flat land is
a)
a mountain
b)
a plain
c)
the ocean
d)
pretty boring place, Miss.
4.
The largest city in the Mountains and Basins region is
a)
Winterfell
b)
Fort Stockton
c)
El Paso
d)
San Antonio
5.
What is the climate in the Mountains and Basins like?
a)
Arid
b)
Snowing and Raining
c)
It's not too hot, not too cold, all you need is a light jacket.
d)
Humid
6.
Elevation is
a)
the height above sea level
b)
flat or nearly flat land
c)
an island that acts as a barrier between land and sea.
d)
a sunken area
7.
The highest peak in Texas is
a)
Guadalupe Peak
b)
Mount Everest
c)
Mount Kilamanjaro
d)
Chisos Mountain
8.
What national park is in the Mountains and Basins region?
a)
Big Bend National Park
b)
Dinosaur Valley State Park
c)
Disney World
d)
The Alamo
9.
The North Central Plains is considered _____ because wheat and other grains are grown there and are used to make bread to feed the world?
a)
The Breadbasket of the World
b)
The Flattest Place on the Planet
c)
Land of the yellow grasses
d)
A Wasteland
10.
The Rolling Plains, Cross Timbers, and the Grand Prairie are a part of what region?
a)
North Central Plains
b)
Great Plains
c)
West Texas
d)
Coastal Plains
11.
The West Texas Rolling Plains, Cross Timbers, and the Grand Prairie are a part of what region?
a)
North Central Plains
b)
Great Plains
c)
West Texas
d)
Coastal Plains
12.
How many sub-regions are in the Coastal Plains?
a)
6
6
6
b)
2
c)
3
d)
5
13.
What is the main industry in the Texas economy?
a)
Cotton
b)
Wheat
c)
Oil
d)
Glass
14.
How many regions are in Texas?
a)
7
b)
9
c)
20
d)
4
15.
What is the capital of Texas?
a)
Austin
b)
San Antonio
c)
Dallas
d)
San Angelo
16.
Which of these cities is NOT a major city in Texas?
a)
Austin
b)
Ysleta
c)
Dallas
d)
Fort Worth
17.
The largest city in Texas is
a)
Houston
b)
San Antonio
c)
Dallas
d)
Austin
18.
The Red River acts a natural border between
a)
Texas and New Mexico
b)
Texas and Mexico
c)
Texas and Oklahoma
d)
Texas and Louisiana
19.
What is the climate in the Coastal Plains like?
a)
Humid
b)
Arid
c)
Cold
d)
Stormy
20.
What is the climate in the Coastal Plains like?
a)
Warm, Humid, and often Rainy
b)
Dry and Arid
c)
Cold and Snowy
d)
Hot and Extremely Dry
21.
Ranching is a type of job that deals with
a)
growing crops
b)
raising livestock
c)
fishing
d)
the oil industry
22.
What are the names of the geographic regions of Texas?
a)
Plains, Mountains, Basins, Coast
b)
Mountains and Valleys, Central Plains, Great Plains, Coastal Plains
c)
Mountains and Basins, North Central Plains, Great Plains, Ocean Plains
d)
Coastal Plains, Great Plains, Mountains and Basins, North Central Plains
23.
Name the geographic region highlighted on the map.
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
Mountains and Basins
c)
North Central Plains
d)
Great Plains
24.
Name the geographic region highlighted on the map.
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Great Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
25.
Name the geographic region highlighted on the map.
a)
Mountains and Basins
b)
Great Plains
c)
North Central Plains
d)
Coastal Plains
26.
Name the geographic region highlighted on the map.
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
Great Plains
c)
Mountains and Basins
d)
North Central Plains
27.
El Paso, Marfa, and Alpine are all cities located in which region?
a)
Mountains and Basins
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Great Plains
d)
Coastal Plains
28.
How many geographic regions are located in Texas?
a)
6
b)
2
c)
4
d)
1
29.
The cities of Amarillo & Lubbock are located in which Texas geographical region?
a)
Mountains and Basins
b)
Great Plains
c)
North Central Plains
d)
Coastal Plains
30.
The cities of Ft. Worth, Abilene, & Wichita Falls are located in which Texas geographical region?
a)
Mountains and Basins
b)
Great Plains
c)
North Central Plains
d)
Coastal Plains
31.
Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio are all cities located in which Texas geographical region?
a)
Mountains and Basins
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Great Plains
d)
Coastal Plains
32.
Which Texas geographic region is the largest?
a)
Mountains and Basins
b)
Coastal Plains
c)
North Central Plains
d)
Great Plains
33.
Which Texas region has beaches, pine forests, and plains?
a)
Mountains and Basins
b)
Coastal Plains
c)
Great Plains
d)
North Central Plains
34.
This part of The Great Plains is also known as...
a)
The Wide Open Range
b)
The Panhandle
c)
The Hill Country
d)
Plain and Simple
35.
Which area is home to the Hill Country?
a)
The High Plains
b)
Edwards Plateau
c)
Toyah Basin
d)
Llano Basin
36.
Which region of Texas has mountains?
a)
Mountains and Basins
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Great Plains
37.
What region of Texas has a high risk of hurricanes?
a)
Mountains and Basins
b)
High Plains
c)
Central Plains
d)
Coastal Plains
38.
What is the largest region in Texas?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
Mountains and Basins
c)
Great Plains
d)
North Central Plains
39.
Palo Duro Canyon is found in the __________.
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
40.
Where can I find beaches?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
41.
Austin, TX is found in what region?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
42.
Which region does this represent?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
43.
Which region does this represent?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
44.
Which region does this represent?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
45.
Which region does this represent?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
46.
Texas Region where the city Ft. Worth is located? (the largest city in that region)
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Great Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
47.
Texas Region with the smallest population?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Great Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
48.
Which region of Texas would most likely have a fishing industry?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Great Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
49.
What large body of water provides Texas [especially the Coastal Plains] with most of its rainfall?
a)
the Gulf of Mexico
b)
the Rio Grande River
c)
Lake Texoma
d)
the Atlantic Ocean
50.
Texas Region where Dallas is located?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Great Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
51.
Which region has desert plants?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Great Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
52.
Which region has the most vegetation?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Great Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
53.
Which region receives the most rainfall?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
Mountains and Basins
c)
North Central Plains
d)
Great Plains
54.
What state borders the Red river to the north?
a)
Louisiana
b)
Arkansas
c)
Oklahoma
d)
New Mexico
55.
What region will you find the Guadalupe Mountains?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
Great Plains
c)
North Central Plains
d)
Mountains & Basins
56.
The amusement park Six Flags over Texas hold a historical lesson for us, select the right timeline: Hint: Which country colonized Texas first?
a)
Mexico, Spain, Confederate states, France, U.S., Texas
b)
Confederate States, France, U.S. Texas, Mexico,Spain, & Confederate States
c)
Texas, Confederate States, Spain, France, Mexico, & the U.S.
d)
Spain, Mexico, France, Texas, United States, & Confederate States
57.
What are regions?
a)
Bodies of water
b)
Areas of land with physical features that set them apart from other areas of land
c)
A group of people with a shared set of beliefs, goals and religious customs.
d)
People who study the past.
58.
The Mountains and Basins of Texas receive as little as 8 inches of rain each year. Which of the following plants are able to survive in these conditions?
a)
Mesquite trees and cactus
b)
Pine trees and sunflowers
c)
Oak trees and roses
d)
Pecan trees and bluebonnets
59.
Which of the following is NOT a physical characteristic of Mountains and Basins?
a)
large bodies of water
b)
mountains
c)
grass
d)
wildlife
60.
Which of the four regions has the lowest precipitation?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
mountains and basins
c)
Great Plains
d)
North Central Plains
61.
What region is the WORST region for FARMING due to its dry, rocky soil, and lack of rain?
a)
Mountains & Basins
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Great Plains
d)
Coastal Plains
62.
What region would you most likely find a Mountain Lion?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
Great Plains
c)
Mountains & Basins
d)
Coastal Plains
63.
Where in the North Central Plains is the best area for growing pecan trees?
a)
West Texas Rolling Plains
b)
The High Plains
c)
Cross Timbers
d)
Grand Prairie
64.
What region has a state park dedicated to Dinosaurs?
a)
Mountains & Basins
b)
Great Plains
c)
North Central Plains
d)
Coastal Plains
65.
What region uses mostly underground water to irrigate their farming crops?
a)
Mountains & Basins
b)
Great Plains
c)
North Central Plains
d)
Coastal Plains
66.
Where can you find an abundance of prairie dogs and pronghorn antelope?
a)
The High Plains area of the Great Plains.
b)
The South Texas Plains area of the Coastal Plains.
c)
The Sonora Desert in the Mountains & Basins.
d)
The Cross Timbers area of the North Central Plains.
67.
What city in the Great Plains is known as the “Hub of the Plains” due to it's economic impact to the region?
a)
Dallas
b)
Ft. Worth
c)
San Antonio
d)
Lubbock
68.
What city in the Coastal Plains started as a Trading Post in 1841?
a)
Dallas
b)
Ft. Worth
c)
San Antonio
d)
El Paso
69.
What area in the Coastal Plains region is home to the Big Thicket and supports a major lumber industry?
a)
Blackland Prairies
b)
Coastal Prairies
c)
Piney Woods
d)
South Texas Plains
70.
What area in the Coastal Plains region is the top vegetable producing area in the state of Texas?
a)
Coastal Prairies
b)
South Texas Plains
c)
Piney Woods
d)
Blackland Prairies
71.
Mohair is a product made from _____________________________________.
a)
The hair of a dog.
b)
The hair of a sheep.
c)
The hair of a goat.
d)
The hair of a horse.
72.
This dangerous animal can be found in the _________________________________ region.
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
Mountains & Basins
c)
Great Plains
d)
North Central Plains
73.
Toyah Basin is in the Mountains & Basins region.
a)
True
b)
False
74.
Palo Duro means _______________________________________in Spanish.
a)
Pale Stick
b)
Broken Stick
c)
Hard Stick
d)
Stick Wood
75.
Palo Duro means _______________________________________in Spanish.
a)
Pale Stick
b)
Broken Stick
c)
Hard Stick
d)
Stick Wood
76.
The Mountains & Basins is home to the following deserts.
a)
Chihuahuan, Sonoran, Mojave, Toyah Basin
b)
Chihuahuan, Sonoran, Mojave, Great Basin
c)
Chihuahuan, Sonoran, Mojave, Llano Basin
d)
Chihuahuan, Sonoran, Mojave, Gobi
77.
What region starts at the Caprock Escarpment and stretches east?
a)
Mountains & Basins
b)
Great Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
North Central Plains
78.
What major city in Texas is in a different time zone than Highland Village?
a)
Dallas
b)
El Paso
c)
Houston
d)
San Antonio
79.
What two national parks are found in the Mountains & Basins region?
a)
Dinosaur Valley State Park & Palo Duro Canyon
b)
Guadalupe National Park & Big Bend National Park
c)
Palo Duro Canyon & State Fair of Texas
d)
Piney Woods & Padre Island National Seashore
80.
What cattle town is known as “Cowtown” and “The End of the Trail”?
a)
Ft. Worth
b)
Dallas
c)
Houston
d)
Abilene
81.
Padre Island is the longest barrier island in the world.
a)
True
b)
False
82.
What region can you find the Palo Duro Canyon, the second largest canyon in the United States?
a)
Mountains & Basins
b)
The Great Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
North Central Plains
83.
The highest mountain in Texas is El Capitan.
a)
True
b)
False
84.
Bonus Question: What type of goat produces mohair, a type of wool used in clothing?
a)
Angora
b)
New Belgian
c)
Floppy Eared
d)
Spanish
85.
Bonus Question: What is the name of this rock formation found in Palo Duro Canyon?
a)
Lighthouse Rock
b)
Needle Rock
c)
Tower Rock
d)
Camel Rock
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