Geography
Maps
Four Regions
Settling Texas
Mix It Up
100
This type of location pin points to a place. Example 1234  Main St. 

Absolute Location

100

a part of the map that shows you real location distance 

scale 

100

There are this many regions in Texas

4

100

This invention map traveling to Texas faster

The railroads 

100

All native American tribes were nomadic 

False 

200

There are two types of characteristics what are they?

Physical and human
200

the weather over a period of time is called

climate

200

The region that has marshes and swamps 

coastal Plains

200

The largest European population to inhabitat Texas was 

The German 

200

The railroad and highways established this town in the 1800s 

Abliene 

300

A person who studies earth and its people

geographer

300

The type of map that represents a place in the past

historical 

300

This regions industry include cattle, corn, and wheat 

north Central Plains- 

300

Early Settlers wanted to move to Texas from the US because 

Cheaper Land prices 

300

The industry is fishing, rice, and oil 

Coastal Plains 

400

Over by the high school is what type of location 

relative

400

a symbol on a map that shows direction by facing north 

compass rose 

400

The 2nd largest canyon in the US

Palo Duro Canyon 

400

A Spanish Fort is called 

a presidio 

400

There are ____ subregions in the North Central Plains

3

500

lakes, rivers, oceans, mountains are all example of what?

physical Characteristics 
500

the type of map that represents the number of people in an area 

population 

500

The tallest peak in Texas is 

Guadelupe Peak

500

Who brought the first successful settlement to Texas

Stephen F. Austin 

500
_____ is a piece of land that is at a higher level than that land below it, similar to a cliff 

escarpment 

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