WorksheetsCh. 2 Test Study Guide
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In which region would you find the highest point in Texas?
a)
A) Mountains and Basins Region
b)
B) Great Plains Region
c)
C) North Central Plains Region
d)
D) Coastal Plains Region
2.
Which of the following is a landmark in the Mountains and Basins region of Texas?
a)
A) Palo Duro Canyon
b)
B) Grand Prairie
c)
C) El Capitan
d)
D) Padre Island
3.
Which of the following is a type of vegetation found in the Mountains and Basins region of Texas?
a)
A) Cacti
b)
B) Pecan trees
c)
C) Cotton
d)
D) Elm trees
4.
Which of the following attracts tourists to the Mountains and Basins region?
a)
A) Padre Island
b)
B) Big Bend National Park
c)
C) Palo Duro Canyon
d)
D) Dinosaur Valley State Park
5.
What is the name of the highest point in Texas?
a)
A) El Capitan
b)
B) Guadalupe Peak
c)
C) Edwards Plateau
d)
D) Davis Mountain
6.
Which large city is located in the Mountains and Basins region of Texas?
a)
A) Houston
b)
B) Austin
c)
C) Dallas
d)
D) El Paso
7.
Which of the following best describes the features of a plain?
a)
A) Large area of gently rolling hills and few trees
b)
B) Large area of gently rolling hills and many trees
c)
C) Large area of steep hills and valleys
d)
D) Large area of wet, marshy land and trees
8.
What is a way people modify the land to make it better for farming?
a)
A) Irrigation
b)
B) Tourism
c)
C) Mining
d)
D) Conservation
9.
Which of the following best describes the features of a bayou?
a)
A) Flat area of dry land that borders a large body of water
b)
B) Large area of gently rolling hills and few trees
c)
C) Marshy, wet area with fast-moving rivers
d)
D) Marshy, wet areas with slow-moving streams
10.
Amarillo is the largest city in which region?
a)
A) Mountains and Basins Region
b)
B) Great Plains Region
c)
C) North Central Plains Region
d)
D) Coastal Plains Region
11.
Amarillo is a center for the natural gas industry. Which of the following is a natural resource related to this industry?
a)
A) Mohair
b)
B) Helium
c)
C) Livestock
d)
D) Lignite
12.
In which region do mountains separate communities?
a)
A) Mountains and Basins Region
b)
B) Great Plains Region
c)
C) North Central Plains Region
d)
D) Coastal Plains Region
13.
Which of the following best describes the climate of the Mountains and Basins region of Texas?
a)
A) Dry
b)
B) Wet
c)
C) Mild
d)
D) Cold
14.
Mohair comes from which region?
a)
A) Mountains and Basins Region
b)
B) Great Plains Region
c)
C) North Central Plains Region
d)
D) Coastal Plains Region
15.
Which of the following attracts tourists to the Great Plains region?
a)
A) Padre Island
b)
B) Big Bend National Park
c)
C) Palo Duro Canyon
d)
D) Dinosaur Valley State Park
16.
Which of the following is a crop grown by farmers in the North Central Plains region of Texas?
a)
A) Cotton
b)
B) Sorghum
c)
C) Wheat
d)
D) All of the answers
17.
Which of the following attracts tourists to the North Central Plains region?
a)
A) Padre Island
b)
B) Big Bend National Park
c)
C) Palo Duro Canyon
d)
D) Dinosaur Valley State Park
18.
Which region is directly to the WEST of the Central Plains region?
a)
A) Mountains and Basins Region
b)
B) Great Plains Region
c)
C) North Central Plains Region
d)
D) Coastal Plains Region
19.
Which city in the North Central Plains region has the highest population?
a)
A) Arlington
b)
B) Fort Worth
c)
C) Abilene
d)
D) Denton
20.
San Antonio is located in which region?
a)
A) Mountains and Basins Region
b)
B) Great Plains Region
c)
C) North Central Plains Region
d)
D) Coastal Plains Region
21.
Which region of Texas gets the most rain?
a)
A) Mountains and Basins Region
b)
B) Great Plains Region
c)
C) North Central Plains Region
d)
D) Coastal Plains Region
22.
In which area do many of the people work in the lumber industry?
a)
A) South Texas Plain of the Coastal Plains Region
b)
B) Piney Woods of the Coastal Plains Region
c)
C) Coastal Prairies of the Coastal Plains Region
d)
D) Post Oak Belt of the Coastal Plains Region
23.
Which of the following is a landmark in the Coastal Plains region of Texas?
a)
A) Palo Duro Canyon
b)
B) Grand Prairie
c)
C) El Capitan
d)
D) Padre Island
24.
What large body of water touches the Coastal Plains region?
a)
A) Gulf of Florida
b)
B) Pacific Ocean
c)
C) Atlantic Ocean
d)
D) Gulf of Mexico
25.
The capital of Texas is found in which region?
a)
A) Mountains and Basins Region
b)
B) Great Plains Region
c)
C) North Central Plains Region
d)
D) Coastal Plains Region
26.
Carthage is located in which of the following areas in the Coastal Plains region of Texas?
a)
A) Blackland Prairie
b)
B) South Texas Plain
c)
C) Piney Woods
d)
D) All of the answers
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