TEXAS REGIONS
Texas is divided into this many major geographical regions.
What is four?
This tool uses symbols and colors to represent information on a map.
What is a map legend or key!
This large river forms part of the Texas border with Mexico.
What is the Rio Grande?
This major Texas city is located in the Coastal Plains region.
What is Houston?
This word means the natural features of the Earth's surface.
What is physical geography?
This region is known for its vast plains and oil production.
What is the Great Plains?
This tool shows direction on a map, usually with north at the top.
What is a compass rose?
These landforms are found in the Mountains and Basins region.
What are mountains and basins?
People in the Mountains and Basins region often rely on this industry
What is ranching or farming?
The study of Earth's atmosphere and weather is called this.
What is meteorology?
The region that includes the Piney Woods and dense forests in East Texas.
What is the Coastal Plains?
Geographers use this imaginary grid system to locate places on Earth.
What are latitude and longitude?
This major body of water borders Texas to the southeast.
What is the Gulf of Mexico?
The North Central Plains region is known for this type of human activity.
What is agriculture or farming?
This term refers to the location of a place based on latitude and longitude.
What is absolute location?
This region is famous for its deserts and mountains in West Texas.
What is the Mountains and Basins region?
This tool helps measure distances on a map compared to real-world distances.
What is a map scale!
The Coastal Plains region is mostly characterized by this type of land.
What is flat, low-lying land?
This region's cities grew due to oil discoveries and industry.
What is the Great Plains?
This is the study of how people interact with their environment.
What is human geography?
The region known for its rolling hills and rich soil in Central Texas.
What is the North Central Plains?
This type of map shows physical features like mountains and rivers.
What is a physical map?
The Great Plains region contains this vast type of landscape used for ranching.
What are grasslands or prairies?
The Piney Woods region is known for this natural resource used in building.
What is timber or lumber?
This term describes a region with similar physical or human characteristics.
What is a geographic region?