Map Skills
Regions
Texas
VOCABULARY!!!
100
What is the name of the line that seperates the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
equator
100
how many regions does Texas have?
4
100
What is the capital of Texas?
Austin
100
This is any rainfall, hail, snow that falls on an area
Precipitation
200
What is the line that seperates the Western and Eastern Hemispheres?
Prime Meridian
200
What is the name of the region in which we live?
Mountains and basins
200
What is the Texas State Flower?
The Blue Bonnet
200
The study of the earth, its physical features and its people is..
Geography
300
What kind of map only shows the recognized boundaries?
Political map
300
This region averages the most precipitation
Costal Plains
300
Where is the Alamo located?
San Antonio
300
This is a general movement toward change over a course of time
Trend
400
This is the expected weather conditions at a place usually over a period of time
Climate
400
This region has a climate that is very hot and dry with cool nights
Mountains and basins
400
What is our state animal?
Armadillo
400
This is the external surroundings and conditions in which something exists
Physical environment
500
We use lines of latitude and longtitude to find what?
ABSOLUTE LOCATION
500
Name the 4 regions of Texas
Mountains and Basins, Great Plains, North Central Plains, and Coastal Plains
500
What is the name of our governor?
Rick Perry
500
This is the location found by using landmarks, landforms, or other surrounding features
relative location
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