Geography of Texas

Question 1

What is the physical range that is near the gulf coast?

Answer 1

Gulf Coastal Plain

Question 2

What is the physical range that is at the pan-handle

Answer 2

Mountain and Basins

Question 3

What is the physical range that makes a leftward right angle?

Answer 3

Great Plains

Question 4

What is the physical range that is right below Oklahoma?

Answer 4

North Central Plains

Question 5

Describe the characteristics of Mountains and Basins

Answer 5

• mostly dry and hot
• mostly mountains and basins

Question 6

What is the biggest landmark of Mountains and basins

Answer 6

El Paso

Question 7

Describe the characteristics of Great Plains

Answer 7

• plains
• has the panhandle
• higher elevation
• some farming

Question 8

What is the biggest landmark of Great Plains?

Answer 8

• hill county
• palo duro canyon

Question 9

Describe the characteristics of North Central Plains?

Answer 9

• plains w/ lower elevation
• warmer and wetter
• lot of farming

Question 10

What is the biggest city of north central plains

Answer 10

fort worth

Question 11

what does fort worth have a lot of?

Answer 11

oil

Question 12

Describe the characteristics of Coastal plains

Answer 12

• largest geographic region in Texas
• low plains
• hot and humid
• lot of water
• good farming
• large population
• lot of forests

Question 13

What cities are in Coastal Plains

Answer 13

• Houston
• dallas
• austin
• san antonio

Question 14

which of the following is a Hurricane Disaster Plain
1. mountain and basin
2. great plains
3. north central plains
4. coastal plains

Answer 14

4

Question 15

How is coastal plains rich?

Answer 15

ocean trade and oil resource

Question 16

What are all the major citys

Answer 16

• Houston
• San Antonio
• Dallas
• Austin
• Fort worth
• El Paso

Question 17

Natural/Histonic Landmark:

Answer 17

• Big bend
• Guadalupe mountains
• San antonio mission
• palo alto

Question 18

Major waterways

Answer 18

• gulf of mexico
• rio grande
• red river
• colorodo river
• recos river
• brazos river
• sabine river

Question 19

Local points

Answer 19

• the alamo
• space center=>houston
• san jacinto battlefield
• the big thicket

Question 20

Define Weather

Answer 20

a specific event happens over for hours,days,or weeks

Question 21

Define Climate

Answer 21

average weather over 30 years

Question 22

Define Humidity

Answer 22

amount of water vapor in air

Question 23

What is the characteristics of Hot-Humid

Answer 23

high temp and lots of rain w/ wetter air most of the year

Question 24

What is the characteristics of Hot-Dry

Answer 24

higher temp. & low rain w/ less water in the air most of the year

Question 25

What is the characteristics of Mixed-Dry

Answer 25

Temp. flactuate w/ little rain & not much water in the air

Question 26

What is the characteristics of Mixed-Humid

Answer 26

Temp. fluctuate w/ moderate rain & wetness in the air

Question 27

What is the 1st area explored by spanish in Texas

Answer 27

Texas Coast

Question 28

(‘’’’’’’’’’’’’’‘)destroyed he Cabeza de Vaca expedition

Answer 28

hurricane

Question 29

Cabeza de Vaca expedition lead to what expedition

Answer 29

Coronado expedition

Question 30

What was Coronado expedition was looking for what?

Answer 30

The was a old Folk tale told by the native the live there called “The legend of Cibola(Gold)”,and the coronado expedition beacause of his eager for the 3 G’s (mostly gold)

Question 31

Texas has been under the control of…

Answer 31

• spain
• france(for not so long and did not take importance in conquering Texas)
• spain
• mexico
• Texas(The battle of the Alamo)
• The USA
• The CSA(civil war)
• USA

Question 32

A Border Skirmish(a minor battle) to decide if the Rio grande is the

Answer 32

proper border of texas

Question 33

(“”””’’’) discovery would benifit the Tx economy

Answer 33

oil