Thinking Like a Geographer
Q: What is the study of Earth and its people?
A: Geography
Q: What map tool shows cardinal directions such as north, south, east, and west?
A: Compass rose
Q: How many physical regions are there in Texas?
A: Four
Q: What are two basic needs that influenced where people settled?
A: Water and food
Q: What do geographers study when they look at how people and the environment affect each other?
A: Human-environment interaction.
Q: What term describes where something is located?
A: Location
Q: What type of map shows states, cities, and political boundaries?
A: Political map
Q: Name the four regions of Texas.
A: Mountains and Basins, Great Plains, North Central Plains, and Coastal Plains
Q: Why did many early settlements develop near rivers? List two reasons.
A: Rivers provided water and transportation.
Q: What map tool explains symbols and colors?
A: Legend/key.
Q: What are the five themes of geography?
A: Location, place, movement, human-environment interaction, and region
Q: What type of map shows mountains, rivers, and other natural features?
A: Physical map.
Q: Which Texas region is the only one with mountains?
A: Mountains and Basins
Q: What transportation system increased settlement in West Texas?
A: Railroads
Q: Which region has the Chihuahuan Desert?
A: Mountains and Basins.
Q: What is migration?
A: Movement from one place to another
Q: What type of map shows the varying populations, or number of people, in an area?
A: A population map
Q: Which region is the largest physical region in Texas?
A: Coastal Plains
Q: How did railroads help Texas cities grow?
A: They allowed people and goods to move faster and settlements developed along railroad routes.
Q: Which region runs along the Gulf of Mexico?
A: Coastal Plains.
Q: How do people modify their environment?
A: They change it to meet their needs, such as building homes, roads, and irrigation systems.
Q: What map tool helps you determine distance?
A: Scale.
Q: Why do different regions of Texas have different economic activities?
A: Their physical characteristics and resources are different.
Q: How did highways change where people could live?
A: They made it easier for people to live outside cities and travel to work from the suburbs.
Q: Which region includes Palo Duro Canyon?
A: Great Plains.