Regions Of Texas Flashcards

1
Q

Bread Basket of the world

A

Great Plains

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2
Q

What bounds the Great Plains

A

Mississippi River and Rocky Mountains

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3
Q

Climate of the Coastal Plains

A

Hot and humid

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4
Q

One major landmark of the Mountains and Basins

A

Guadalupe Peak

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5
Q

Region best suited for cattle and livestock

A

North Central Plains

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6
Q

What is the economy made up of in the Mountains and Basins region

A

Maquiladora/factories

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7
Q

One important land boundary located in the Mountains and Basins region

A

Rio Grands

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8
Q

Three River arhat make a natural boundaries for Texas

A

Red River, Sabine, and Rio grande

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9
Q

6 major cities in the Gulf Coastal Plains

A

Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, Galveston, and Pineywoods

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10
Q

Major city in Mountains and Basins

A

El Paso

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11
Q

Two major cities in Great Plains

A

Amarillo, Lubboke

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12
Q

Major city in North Central Plains

A

Fort Worth

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13
Q

Main Source of Econemy

A

Maquiladoras/NAFTA

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14
Q

Climate of the Great Plains Region

A

Dry Climate

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15
Q

Thin soil in Edwards Plateu makes it suitable for

A

Grazing Livestock

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16
Q

What kind of town is Del Rio

A

Border Town

17
Q

What does balcones mean

A

High over look

18
Q

What is the Hill Country

A

The hilly land nearing the escarpment

19
Q

Why is the Rio Grande important

A

It has strong cultural ties with Mexico, a natural border and supplies lots of water

20
Q

What products are made in Maquiladoras

A

Clothes, auto parts, toys

21
Q

When did NAFTA take place

A

1994

22
Q

Largest mountains in Texas are

A

El Captain and Guadalupe Peak

23
Q

How many people died in the 1900 Galveston hurricane

A

6000

24
Q

5 subregions of the Gulf Coastal Plains

A

Black land Prairie, Post Oak Belt, South Texas Plains, Coast Gulf Plains, and Pineywoods

25
Q

3rd largest city in Texas

A

Dallas

26
Q

2nd largest city in Texas

A

San Antonio

27
Q

What makes San Antonio the center for Mexican culture

A

The Rio Grande River

28
Q

Major University in Post Oak Belt

A

ANM

29
Q

Natural recourses of the Pineywoods

A

Cotton and Rice

30
Q

What thrives in the gulf coast

A

Cattle

31
Q

Two regions in the Gulf Coast

A

Gulf Coast and the South Texas Plains

32
Q

What is the winter garden and where are they

A

Crops that can be grown in the winter and it’s in The South Texas Plains

33
Q

Where is Alluvial soil deposited

A

Southern Plains by the Rio Grande

34
Q

Why does the gulf coast provide an excellent source of farming and cattle

A

It’s very rich in soil

35
Q

Examples of economy in the Gulf Coast

A

Shrimping, oil, shipping, gas, cattle, farming, lumber, chicken farms

36
Q

Which region dominates cattle ranching

A

North Central Plains

37
Q

City in the Northeastern part of the rolling plains/North Central Plains

A

Wichita Falls

38
Q

What occurs frequently in the North Central Plains

A

Tornados