Texas Geography Landmarks
Texas Cities/MSA's/Counties
Texas Geography
Vocabulary/Trivia
Misc.
100

The tallest mountain in Texas. 

What is Guadalupe Peak?

100

The largest city in Texas. 

What is Houston?

100

A crack in the Earth's surface. 

What is a fault line?

100

The only state larger than Texas. 

What is Alaska?

100
A layer of rock that absorbs rainfall.

What is an aquifer?

200

The longest river in Texas and the one that borders Mexico. 

What is the Rio Grande?

200

The second largest city in Texas. 

What is San Antonio?

200

An narrow piece of land between the ocean and the mainland. 

What is a barrier island?

200

The only state with more people than Texas.

What is California? 

200

Smaller than a plateau but larger than a butte. 

What is a mesa?

300

The river that borders Texas and Oklahoma. 

What is the Red River?

300

The largest MSA in Texas. 

What is Dallas/Ft. Worth?

300

A large area of flat, or nearly flat land. 

What is a plain?

300

A Texas resource that it produces more of than any other state. 

What is oil?

300

An extended period of time without rain. 

What is a drought?

400

The river that borders Texas and Louisiana. 

What is the Sabine River?

400

The most populated county in Texas.

What is Harris county?

400

An area of high, flat land. 

What is a plateau?

400

The surroundings in which people, plants, and animals live. 

What is environment?

400
A storm with strong winds that is very typical off the coast of Texas. 

What is a hurricane?

500

The only natural lake in Texas.

What is Caddo Lake?

500

The amount of counties in Texas.

What is 254?

500

A steep slope or cliff. 

What is an escarpment?

500

 A resource used to purify water and create paper.

What is limestone?

500

A storm with strong winds typically seen in the panhandle of Texas. 

What is a tornado?

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