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Worksheetsunit 1 checkpoint review #1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is relative location?
describing what an area is closer to or surrounded by - example: Texas is close to Mexico
Describing the exact location using longitude and latitude lines - example: South Texas is at the 25 degree latitude line.
What is absolute location?
describing what an area is closer to or surrounded by - example: Texas is close to Mexico
Describing the exact location using longitude and latitude lines - example: South Texas is at the 25 degree latitude line.
The major body of water that borders the southeastern coast of Texas is the Gulf of (a)
If you were to describe the physical environment of the Houston/Spring area, which would you use?
mountainous
plateau
coastal plains
barrier island
selected the two boxes that applies to the following:
How does the Gulf of Mexico affect the climate in Texas?
it cools the land near the coast
it brings a lot of humidity
it has very little affect on annual rainfall
it has no affect
Why do they call it "tornado alley?"
Most common area in the U.S. where warm, moist air runs into cool, dry air
There is no tornado alley
South eastern coast of Texas with most amount of rainfall
Area of Texas with little rain
What NONrenewable resource brings in all the money in Texas?
timber
sand
oil
wind
Select all of the following that are types of severe weather in Texas
tornado
hurricane
floods
tsunami
use the image to determine the following: Human or Physical Characteristic
human
physical
use the image to determine the following: Human or Physical Characteristic
human
physical
