Fun Facts
Landmarks
Money Makers
Landscapes
Maps & Pics
100
____________ is a type of vegetation found in the Mountains and Basins region.
Cacti
100
___________________ is a landmark in the Mountains and Basins region of Texas.
El Capitan
100
________________ is an important industry in the Coastal Plains because it is close to the Gulf of Mexico.
Fishing
100
The Great Plains and North Central Plains both have good soil for ________________.
farming
100
740,000 is the best approximate value of ___________ population.
Fort Worth
200
The highest point in Texas is located in the ______________________________ region.
Mountains and Basins
200
Big Bend National Park attracts tourists to the ___________________________ region.
Mountains and Basins
200
Amarillo is a center for the natural gas industry because _____________ is a natural resource related to the industry.
helium
200
The Mountains and Basins region is not good for farming because the soil is too __________.
rocky
200
In which region of Texas is this city located?
Mountains and Basins
300
_______________ region in Texas has the smallest population.
Mountains and Basins
300
__________________ is the highest point in Texas.
Guadalupe Peak
300
Houston became a major center for trade with foreign countries because it has a ____________ on the Gulf of Mexico.
port
300
The ________________, a large body of water, touches the Coastal Plains region.
Gulf of Mexico
300
What region is directly to the west of the shaded region?
Great Plains
400
A narrow island between the ocean and the mainland describes a barrier island, such as ___________________.
Padre Island
400
________________ is a natural landmark in the Coastal Plains region of Texas.
Padre Island
400
The Santa Fe Railroad built a line through _____________ causing it to grow quickly in the early 1900s.
Lubbock
400
______________ is a way people modify the land to make it better for farming.
Irrigation
400
According to the map, Guadalupe Peak and McDonald Observatory are about ________ apart.
100 mi
500
The distribution of towns in the North Central Plains region of Texas were originally located near ________________.
railways
500
El Capitan is an important landmark for early settlers because it helped them find their way through the ____________________.
Guadalupe Pass
500
Many people work in the lumber industry in the ____________________ area.
Piney Woods
500
A marshy, wet area with slow moving streams best describes the features of a ______________.
bayou
500
The climate in the Mountains and Basins region contrasts the climate in the Coastal Plains region because the Mountains and Basins region is _____________________, and the Coastal Plains region is _______________________.
dry and wet