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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
If you travel across Texas from west to east, how does the elevation change?
It does not change
It gets lower
It tends to get higher
It rises sharply then lowers
A plateau is a tableland that has steep cliffs
True
False
The Cap Rock Escarpment and the Balcones Escarpment are both in the Great Plains region. What are escarpments?
rolling hills
tall canyons
steep cliffs
plains
What is climate?
the height of land above sea level
planting different crops in the same soil each year
a shelter made of tanned hides
the weather over certain years
Where is the largest city in Texas located?
In the Coastal Plains
In far western Texas
on the border of Mexico
What regions has the LEAST amount of rainfall?
Coastal Plains
Mountains and Basins
North Central Plains
Great Plains
"Tornado Alley" is part of what two regions?
Coastal Plains and North Central Plains
Great Plains and Mountains and Basins
Great Plains and North Central Plains
Coastal Plains and Mountains and Basins
Which region is the Chihuahuan Desert located in?
North Central Plains
Coastal Plains
Great Plains
Mountains and Basins
How have many of the people made a living in the Great Plains region of Texas?
Teaching
Fishing
Banking
Ranching
Which region receives the MOST rainfall?
Mountains and Basins
North Central Plains
Coastal Plains
Great Plains
Which of the following does NOT make up the economy of the Coastal Plains?
Fishing
Oil/Gas
Shipping
Farming/Ranching
What type of landform has several deep valleys with deep sides?
marsh
plateau
aquifer
canyon
Which of the following is a water storage area?
landform
basin
reservoir
marsh
What are shapes that make up the Earth's surface?
marsh
landforms
reservoirs
basins
Elevation is the lowest point of a place above sea level or ground level.
True
False
Most of Texas' regions are plains. What kind of landform is a plain?
land that is level
underground water reservoirs
low bowl shaped land surrounded by higher land
tableland with steep cliffs
Most of Texas' Great and North Central Plains regions are grasslands. What is a grassland?
a deep valley with deep sides
an area where the vegetation is naturally forests
an area where the natural vegetation is grass
an underground water reservoir
Which region of Texas would include these characteristics?
-Gently rolling prairie with a few hills and mesas
-forests growing in river valleys
-Wichita Falls, Denton, Ft. Worth, and Abilene
Coastal Plains
Great Plains
Central Plains
Mountains and Basins
Which region is the most populated?
North Central Plains
Coastal Plains
Mountains and Basins
Great Plains
The Edwards aquifer is located in the Great Plains region, in the hill country. What is an aquifer?
the height of the land above sea level
an area where natural vegetation is grass
underground water reservoir
a small group of Indians
