Geography Terms
Major Cities
Regions/Subregions
Native American Tribes
Texas Geography
100
What is this part of a map called?
Key / Legend
100
This city is located in on the edge of the great plains, and is the Capital of Texas.
Austin
100
This subregion is located on the coast of Texas, and has very fertile farmland.
Coastal Plains
100
This Native American Tribe settled in the Mountains & Basins region around the year 1500. They also made perminent settlements along the Rio Grande.
The Jumano
100
What state is north of Texas?
Oklahoma
200
What is this part of a map called?
Compass Rose
200
This city is located in the Coastal Plains, and is the largest port in Texas.
Houston
200
This region is the driest of the 4 regions, only has one major city, and attracts a lot of tourists to Big Bend National Park.
Mountains & Basins
200
What is something that the Europeans gave to the Native Americans that killed a large part of their population?
Disease / European Diseases
200
What river acts as the southern border between Texas and Mexico?
Rio Grande
300
What are the four Cardinal Directions?
North, East, South and West
300
This city is the only major city in the Mountain and Basins region.
El Paso
300
Which of the 4 regions is the Cross Timbers subregion in?
North Central Plains
300
This Native American Tribe settled in the Coastal Plains, and were master farmers. They made permanent settlements near their farms.
The Caddo
300
What is the body of water located off the Texas coastline?
Gulf of Mexico / Gulf of America
400
Name for discribing the location of a place based off of something thats close by
Relative location
400
This city located in the Coastal Plains region, is the southernmost city in the Texas.
Brownsville
400
What region is El Paso located in?
Mountains & Basins
400
What did the the Apache, Kiowa and Comanche tribes all use to hunt buffalo on the great plains?
Horses
400
What river acts as the northern border between Texas and Oklahoma?
The Red River
500
Name at least two of the four earth systems that geographers study?
Land, Life, Water & Atmosphere
500
This city is located in the North Central Plains, is a major hub for transportation, and is located near Dallas.
Fort Worth
500
What region is the Edward's Plateau subregion located in?
The Great Plains
500
The name of a group of four Native American tribes that settled North Central Plains in the 1700s. They also used horses to hunt buffalo, but also made farms and settlements.
The Wichita Confederacy
500
Name one of the three mountain ranges in the Mountians and Basins region.
Davis Mountains, Chisos Mountains or the Guadalupe Mountains.