WorksheetsUnit 2 Review - Texas Geography
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 32mins
A (a) source is first hand information, while a (b) source is second hand information.
What type of map would you use if you wanted to find the countries bordering France?
Road
Population
This map is an example of a . . .
Political Map
Physical Map
Special Purpose
This map is an example of a . . .
Political
Physical
Thematic
A diagram that shows cardinal or intermediate directions
Scale bar
Compass Rose
Direction bar
GPS
Match the following:
map scale
key/legend
compass rose
grid system
Match the following
Physical Map
Political Map
Thematic Map
When someone has a certain perspective of an event that is their (a) . The reason and context behind that perspective is the (b) .
Which of the following is NOT an example of a secondary source?
Textbook
Biographies
Documentary
Personal Journal of a historic figure
Which of the following is NOT a primary source?
Audio of a live interview
Textbook
Letters from a journal
Chronicles
A large number of people from New Orleans, Louisiana moved north after Hurricane Katrina. Which is this an example of?
Place
Region
Movement
What does relative location tell you?
A place's exact position on Earth
Why people moved to a certain place
Describes a location using landmarks, time, direction, or distance from one place to another
How a place is similar to other places
Louisville, Kentucky is located at 38 degrees N, and 85 degrees W.
Relative Location
Region
Absolute Location
Which theme of geography studies how and why places are similar to other places such as religion or weather, as in the Middle East or the South?
Place
Region
Human-Environment Interaction
Location
Which of the following is an example of modifying, or changing the environment?
City planners constructing highways and buildings
Ancient Egyptian farmers waiting for the Nile to flood
Residents of Chicago wearing heavy coats in the winter
A student describing the absolute location of Chicago
Which theme is this?
Movement
Human-Environment Interaction
Place
Match the following theme with the description.
Location
physical position of something
Movement
how people, goods, and ideas get around
Place
physical and human characteristics
Human-Environment Interaction
how humans adapt and modify their land
Region
groups of places with similar traits
Organize these pictures with the theme
Which region borders Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico?
Great Plains
Central Plains
Mountains and Basins
Coastal Region
What region do you live in?
Great Plains
Coastal Region
Mountains and Basins
Central Plains
Which region has a climate this dry and dessert like?
Coastal Plains
Great Plains
Central Plains
Mountains and Basins
What region does this map represent?
Great Plains
North Central Plains
Mountains & Basins
Coastal Plains
What region is located between the Rio Grande and the Pecos Rivers?
Great Plains
North Central Plains
Mountains & Basins
Coastal Plains
Every major river runs through which region?
Great Plains
North Central Plains
Mountains & Basins
Coastal Plains
Which region's major industries include ranching, farming, fishing, oil and gas, and lumber?
Great Plains
North Central Plains
Mountains & Basins
Coastal Plains
Which region's major industries include ranching, farming, wind farms, and oil and gas?
Great Plains
North Central Plains
Mountains & Basins
Coastal Plains
Which 2 regions major industries are ranching, farming and oil & gas?
Great Plains
North Central Plains
Mountains & Basins
Coastal Plains
The region most likely to experience a hurricane is the Great Plains. (true or false)
True
False
This region is mostly desert with the LEAST amount of rainfall in Texas.
Mountains and Basins
Great Plains
North Central Plains
Coastal Plains
Label the regions on the Texas map.
