Jobs/ Landforms/ Climate
How do most people in Texas living in the plains regions make a living?
Ranching
Which region is most likely to have a desert climate?
Mountains and Basins
Legend
A key that list and explains the symbols on a map.
Name two cities in the Great Plains region
Lubbock, Amarillo, Midland, Odessa, Big Springs, etc...
Which region gets the least amount of rainfall a year?
The Mountains and Basins region
A man is moving to Texas to become a farmer. What would be the two most important features to him when looking on where to settle?
flat lands and good soil
In what region is the capital of Texas?
The Coastal Region
Compass Rose... What is our saying to remember the order?
Never Eat Sour Watermelon
Name 3 major cities in the Coastal Plains region
Houston, Galveston, Corpus Christi, San Antonio, Austin, etc...
What is Vegetation? Give one example in each region
Plants and trees
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Name 2 jobs in the Coastal Region
Lumber, Ranching, Farming, Poultry, Petroleum, etc...
In what Region is the largest city in Texas located?
Houston is in the Coastal Plains
When looking a map, what is the largest region in Texas?
The Coastal Plains
What is the largest city in the Mountains and Basins Region? What is their climate like?
El Paso. Hot and very dry. Desert like climate.
What do the Coastal Plains and the Great Plains have in common?
Both regions have cities and flat lands.
Name two job industries in the Mountains and Basins region
Cattle, sheep, and goat ranching. Tourism
In what region is the highest elevation in Texas?
The mountains and basins.
What does a scale indicate?
the relationship of distance on a map to distance in real life.
Name 5 cities/towns in the North Central Plains
Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Abilene, San Angelo, Anson, Weatherford, etc...
The Great Plains
What is one major job industry in the Great Plains that is also large in the North Central Plains region?
Ranching
What is our saying to remember the order in which our regions sit?
My Grandma Never Cries
Grid System
Horizontal and vertical lines that help located places on a map by using coordinates.
What is the largest city in Texas?
Houston
What was the most important reason people were settling in Texas?
Access to Waterways