WorksheetsTexas Geography and Regions Worksheet
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 16mins
What do the Great Plains and Coastal Plains have in common?
They both contain plains
They both have mountains
They are both deserts
They both have rainforests
Regions & Cities: Dallas, San Antonio, and Austin are located in which region?
Coastal Plains
Great Plains
Mountains and Basins
Central Plains
Where did many Texas cities develop?
Near rivers or waterways
On top of mountains
In the middle of deserts
Far from any water sources
What is the geographic term for a steep slope or cliff?
Escarpment
Valley
Plain
Delta
What is the geographic term for a low area surrounded by higher land?
Basin
Plateau
Peninsula
Isthmus
What is the geographic term for a deep valley with steep sides?
Canyon
Plateau
Peninsula
Delta
What river empties into Galveston Bay?
Trinity River
Brazos River
Colorado River
Sabine River
What group lived in this house?
Gulf
Plains
Pueblo
Iroquois
What group lived in this house?
Puebloan
Gulf
Eastern
Plains
What group lived in this house?
Puebloan
Gulf
Eastern
Plains
The city of Austin is what number on the map?
14
13
17
3
What region has the cities of Lubbock, Amarillo, Odessa and Midland?
Gulf/Coastal Plains
What landform protects the mainland?
Barrier Island
Escarpment
Plains
Plateau
What happens to the elevation when move from east Texas to west Texas?
What region contains Palo Duro Canyon, Caprock Escarpment and Hill Country?
Mountain and Basins
Gulf/Coastal Plains
North Central Plains
Great Plains
What is the only major city in the Mountains and Basins Region?
El Paso
Fort Worth
Midland
Lubbock
Fort Worth is in what region of Texas?
Mountains and Basins
North Central Plains
Great Plains
Gulf/Coastal Plains
Which river borders Texas from Louisiana?
Rio Grande
Red River
Trinity River
Sabine River
Which river separates Texas from Oklahoma?
Rio Grande
Sabine River
Red River
Oklahoma River
What does the word nomadic mean?
Moving from place to place
Staying in one area
What does the word sedentary mean?
Moving from place to place
Staying in one area
What group of natives most likely lived in this village?
Plains
Gulf
Puebloan
Eastern
Select the 3 nomadic gulf tribes
Coahuiltecan
Karankawa
Comanche
Atakapan
What two cultural groups were nomadic?
Puebloan
Gulf
Plains
Eastern
Is this group nomadic or sedentary?
Nomadic
Sedentary
