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Question 1

What factors influence people’s food, clothing, and shelter choices?

Answer 1

Geography

Question 2

How does geography explain the past?

Answer 2

Tells you why certain events occured

Question 4

What is a plateau?

Answer 4

Broad, level landform that has steep cliffs—called
escarpments.

Question 5

What are 3 climate effects from the Gulf of Mexico

Answer 5

Moisture from the gulf, Destructive storms & ocean breezes

Question 6

What is the name of a water source that is not easily refilled?

Answer 6

Ogallala Aquifer

Question 7

What is the effect of cool air from the North meeting warm air from the Gulf of Mexico?

Answer 7

Violent Storms, Thunderstorms, Hail, and Tornadoes.

Question 8

What are the middle latitudes?

Answer 8

Region midway between the equator, and the north pole.

Question 9

In Texas, which region is most affected by the Gulf of Mexico?

Answer 9

Coastal Plains

Question 10

What is Cultural Diffusion?

Answer 10

Brining ideas and culture from one place to another

Question 11

What are three human characteristics?

Answer 11

Language, religion, architecture,

Question 12

What is an ecosystem?

Answer 12

Place where living things live ( look at textbook definition(not in glossary))

Question 13

Name three descriptions of the size of Texas.

Answer 13

268,597 m², smaller than alaska, two times bigger than Japan and Germany

Question 14

Name the major rivers of the Texas Panhandle.

Answer 14

Canadian, Brazos, and Red River.

Question 15

Name the rivers that border Texas

Answer 15

Rio Grande & Red River.