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Regions of Texas

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which letter on the map represents the North Central Plains region?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

2.

Which letter on the map represents the Coastal Plains region?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

3.

Which letter on the map represents the Mountains and Basins region?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

4.

Which letter represents the Great Plains region?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

5.

What region of Texas do you travel to if you want to go camping in Big Bend National Park?

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Mountain and Basin

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Great Plains

6.

Which region is the highest in elevation, very dry with deep canyons?

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Mountain and Basins

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Great Plains

7.

Which region of Texas has the most urban and cultural centers?

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Mountains and Basins

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Great Plains

8.

Which region of Texas contains the Piney Woods, Post Oak Belt and the city of Houston?

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Mountains and Basins

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Great Plains

9.

If you travel from east to west across the state of Texas which of the following statements is true?

a)

You move from high elevation to lower elevation.

b)

You move from low elevation to higher elevation.

c)

You start in the canyons and finish at the ocean.

d)

You travel through nothing but wide open spaces.

10.

Which city on the map is marked with the letter A?

a)

Houston

b)

El Paso

c)

Dallas

d)

Austin

11.

Which city on the map is marked by the letter C?

a)

Houston

b)

El Paso

c)

Dallas

d)

Austin

12.

Which city on the map is marked by the letter E?

a)

Houston

b)

El Paso

c)

Dallas

d)

Austin

13.

Which river is represented on the map by the number 2?

a)

Rio Grande

b)

Red River

c)

Sabine River

d)

San Antonio River

14.

Which river is represented on the map by the 4?

a)

Rio Grande

b)

Red River

c)

Sabine River

d)

San Antonio River

15.

How does the physical environment of coastal Texas compare with that of the Mountain and Basin region?

a)

Mountains and Basins have more agriculture

b)

Coastal Texas has higher elevations

c)

Mountains and Basins have long summers

d)

Coastal Texas has more rivers

16.

Why do historians divide the past into eras?

a)

They want to group similar events for the convenience of studying them.

b)

This is the only way to study primary source documents.

c)

They agree with others on how to study the physical earth.

d)

We can only understand eras if we study the chronologically.

17.

Which of the following is not a region of Texas?

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

North Central Plains

c)

Mountains and Basins

d)

Pacific Plains

18.

What impact did the artifacts shown have on native Texans ability to settle in one location?

a)

These objects allowed them to dig and plant seeds more efficiently.

b)

These objects allowed them to keep captured fish alive longer.

c)

These objects allowed the to store and protect surplus or extra crops.

d)

These objects allowed them to cook maize.

19.

Archaeologists are digging at a site in far west Texas. What is the name given to tools from the past?

a)

Adobe

b)

Articles

c)

Agriculture

d)

Artifacts

20.

Which region of Texas is San Antonio located in?

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Mountains and Basins

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Great Plains