Vocabulary
Thinking Like a Texas Geographer
Map Skills & Location
Regions of Texas
Texas Locations: Then and Now
100

a person who creates maps

cartographer

100


Which of the following is used to describe relative location?

A. G,1

B. above 

C. 1600 Pennsylvania Dr.





B. above 

100


Which map tool is used to find the absolute location?




Grid system 

100

Texas has how many regions?

4

100

Texas is the _________ largest state by population of the United states 

2nd 

200

a symbol that shows the cardinal directions

Compass rose

200


What is the study of Earth and its people?





Geography

200


What is used to see the Earth in a spherical shape?

A. Globe 

B. Map 

C. Scale 

D. Legend 




A. Globe

200

Dallas is located in what region?

Costal plains region 

200

name two things that can be identified as " needs" 

Various answers

300

a map that shows the borders of regions, countries, states and cities

Political map

300


How do geographers describe place?

A. where it is on a map
B. what resources people use
C. physical and human characteristics
D. how people, resources, and ideas move






C. physical and human characteristics


300

What direction would you need to travel if you were driving from Texas to New Mexico? Use the compass rose to determine the direction.

West

300


What does the term “panhandle” mean?

A. an area prone to flooding
B. where the borders of a state narrow
C. the separation between land and water
D. the narrow part that sticks out from the rest





D. the narrow part that sticks out from the rest
300

 the first inhabitants of what is now Texas.

American Indians

400

parts of a location's natural environment, including forests, mountains, oceans, and rivers.

Physical Characteristics 

400


__________ is one-way people, ideas, and materials move.





Migration
400


What are the numbers and letters along the margins of a map?

A. addresses
B. coordinates
C. grids
D. scales





B. coordinates
400

List the regions of Texas 

Great plains 

Mountains and Basins 

North Central Plains 

Costal Plains 

400

What is it called when someone takes your land?

squatting

500

the relationship between people and the environment. It includes how people depend on, modify, and adapt to the environment. 

Human-Environment Interaction

500


Which of the following is an example of a region based on political boundaries?

A. a region based on landforms
B. a region based on population or language
C. a region based on people, goods, and ideas
D. a region of cities, states, and countries







D. a region of cities, states, and countries
500

A map scale is often part of the map ____________. It helps us figure out __________. A map scale shows the relationship between real-life distances and the distances shown on the map. 


legend/key & distance

500

El Paso is located in what region?

Mountains and Basins 

500


What push factor caused the Wends to immigrate?

A. Cheap Land

B. Religious Persecution

C. Employment



B. Religious Persecution