map tools
What map feature tells you the type of map you are looking at?
Title
The Gulf of Mexico is near what region in Texas?
Coastal Plains
What does the word rural mean?
living in the country rather than a city or town
The North Central Plains known for its good soil and flat land produces which kind of crop?
Wheat
What map tool tells you the relationship between the distance on a map compared to distance in real life?
scale
Which geographic feature is needed to start a farm?
Good soil
Why was Texas mostly rural before the 1920s?
Their economy depended mostly on agriculture.
What region has the driest climate?
Mountains and Basins
What map tool shows the cardinal directions such as north, south, east, and west?
Compass Rose
Which geographic feature is needed for starting a farm?
Flat land
What does agriculture mean?
The practice of farming like growing of crops and raising farm animals.
What economic activities (2) are part of the coastal plains?
Fishing and oil drilling
What map tool shows you what each symbol in a map represents?
map key or legend
When people were deciding where to settle in the early 1900s, it was important that they live near what?
A body of water
What is the best way to characterize the population of Texas prior to 1920s?
largely rural
Cotton farming is an economic resource that is produced in which 2 regions?
Coastal Plains and North Central Plains