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Texas Geography

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Identify the area
a)
Red River
b)
Sabine River
c)
Rio Grande
d)
Gulf of Mexico
2.
Identify the area
a)
Red River
b)
Sabine River
c)
Rio Grande
d)
Gulf of Mexico
3.
Identify the area
a)
Red River
b)
Sabine River
c)
Gulf of Mexico
d)
Rio Grande
4.
Identify the area
a)
Red River
b)
Sabine River
c)
Rio Grande
d)
Gulf of Mexico
5.
Identify the area
a)
Arkansas
b)
Oklahoma
c)
New Mexico
d)
Mexico
6.
Identify the area
a)
Arkansas
b)
Oklahoma
c)
New Mexico
d)
Mexico
7.
Identify the area
a)
Mexico
b)
Oklahoma
c)
Arkansas
d)
Louisiana
8.
Identify the area
a)
Mexico
b)
New Mexico
c)
Oklahoma
d)
Arkansas
9.
Identify the area
a)
Louisiana
b)
New Mexico
c)
Mexico
d)
Arkansas
10.
Identify the area
a)
Mexico
b)
Spain
c)
France
d)
Texas
11.
What is geography?
a)
the study of Earth
b)
the study of fossils
c)
the study of people
d)
the study of history
12.
Which of the following is a cardinal direction?
a)
northwest
b)
east
c)
southeast
d)
lake
13.
Map scale shows what?
a)
directions
b)
cities
c)
distance
d)
time
14.
What does a compass rose show?
a)
Key
b)
Distance
c)
Directions
d)
States
15.

Which numbered region on the map has mountainous terrain?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

1

d)

4

16.

How many Texas Regions are there?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

17.

What Texas Region is shown in the picture?

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

18.

What Texas Region is shown in the picture?

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

19.

What Texas Region is shown in the picture?

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

20.

What Texas Region is shown in the picture?

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

21.

Fishing, Shipping, and oil are major industries in this region.

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

22.

This region is mostly desert with the least amount of rainfall in Texas.

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

23.

This region has cooler temperatures because of higher elevation. It has plateaus, mesas, and canyons.

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

24.

Some cities in The Great Plains are:

a)

Houston, Galveston, and Corpus Christi.

b)

Austin, Dallas, and Boerne.

c)

Lubbock, Abilene, and Amarillo.

d)

El Paso and Fort Davis.

25.

Some cities in The Coastal Plains are :

a)

Houston, Galveston, and Corpus Christi.

b)

Austin, Dallas, and Boerne.

c)

Lubbock, Abilene, and Amarillo.

d)

El Paso and Fort Davis.

26.

Some cities in The Mountains and Basins are:

a)

Houston, Galveston, and Corpus Christi.

b)

Austin, Dallas, and Boerne.

c)

Lubbock, Abilene, and Amarillo.

d)

El Paso and Fort Davis.

27.

Some cities in the North Central Plains are:

a)

Houston, Galveston, and Corpus Christi.

b)

Austin, Dallas, and Boerne

c)

Lubbock, Abilene, and Amarillo.

d)

El Paso and Fort Davis.

28.

Bluebonnets, Pecan Trees, Cedar Trees, and Oak Trees are common in the

a)

Mountains and Basins.

b)

Great Plains.

c)

North Central Plains.

d)

Coastal Plains.

29.

Citrus Trees, Elm Trees, and Mesquite Trees are common in this Texas Region.

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

30.

The vegetation in this region are mostly grasses and wheat fields.

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

31.

Armadillos, white tail deer, and salamander are most common in...

a)

the Mountains and Basins.

b)

the Great Plains.

c)

the North Central Plains.

d)

the Coastal Plains.

32.

This REGION has cold winters & hot summers.

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Mountains & Basins

c)

Great Plains

d)

Central Plains

33.

This REGION grows a lot of wheat.

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Mountains & Basins

c)

Great Plains

d)

Central Plains

34.

This REGION has the highest elevation.

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Mountains & Basins

c)

Great Plains

d)

Central Plains

35.

The most populated CITIES are located in this REGION.

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Mountains & Basins

c)

Great Plains

d)

Central Plains

36.
Lines that run north and south and measure distances in degrees from the Prime Meridian are called lines of ________________.
a)
Longitude
b)
Latitude
c)
Meridian
d)
Scale
37.
Lines that run west and east and measure distances in degrees from the Equator are called lines of ________________.
a)
Longitude
b)
Latitude
c)
Wrongitude
d)
Attitude
38.
The purpose of a map legend (or key) is:
a)
To explain the history of the map 
b)
To figure out the distance from one place to another
c)
To identify the meaning of symbols on the map
d)
To shampoo your hair, rinse, and repeat
39.
You can use a scale on a map to:
a)
Find out how much the map weighs
b)
Determine the distance from one point to another
c)
Understand the meaning of the map's symbols
d)
Dance the night away
40.
The center line of latitude, measured at 0 degrees is the ________________.
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Legend
c)
Boiling Point
d)
Equator
41.
Directions can be shown using a symbol with arrows pointing in all four cardinal directions. What is this symbol called?
a)
Compass rose
b)
Compass
c)
Astrolabe
d)
North arrow
42.
Which map element tells us the cardinal and intermediate directions?
a)
Scale
b)
Title
c)
Compass Rose
d)
Legend
43.
The title of a map tells us:
a)
What the map is about (the topic of the map)
b)
The distance the map covers
c)
The name of the cartogtrpaher
d)
That Mr. Scully is the bomb-diggity
44.
Items such as small shapes or drawings on a map used to represent real objects are called ____________________.
a)
Latitude
b)
Symbols
c)
Parallels
d)
Emojis
45.
The center line of longitude, measured at 0 degrees is the _________________.
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
North Pole
c)
Backbone
d)
Equator
46.
Our Earth can be divided in half, either north and south or west and east. These halves are called ______________________.
a)
Pie
b)
Chunks
c)
Hempispheres
d)
Grids
47.
Lines of latitude and longitude are used to together to find a location. These parallels and meridians together are called a ____________________________.
a)
Mess of Lines
b)
Geographic Grid
c)
Physical Map
d)
Globe
48.
The exact spot of a location on a map is called the ___________________________.
a)
Absolute Location
b)
Relative Location
c)
Exact Spot
d)
Right There
49.

Each letter on the compass shows a direction. The letters N, S, E, W are on the compass. What do those letters stand for?

a)

Never eat soggy waffles

b)

North, South, East, West

c)

Never eat sour worms

d)

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