4 Regions of Texas



Name: __________________________ Class:____________________

MYP/VG Texas History Date: ___________________

4 Regions of Texas

Directions: Read Chapter 2 pages 48 to 69. Answer the following questions related to the regions of Texas.

The Coastal Plains

1. The Coastal Plain is the largest region in Texas. True or False

2. Why do more Texans live here than any other natural region? _____________________________________________________

3. What are the natural resources in this region? _____________________________________________________

4. How does the region’s geography influence the movement of goods and people? Give examples. _____________________________________________________

5. What are the primary economic activities in the Piney Woods? What are the major cities in this region? _____________________________________________________

6. What are the primary economic activities in the Gulf Coast Plain? What are the major cities in this region? _____________________________________________________

7. Where is Texas A&M University located & in which sub-region? What economic activities take place in this region? _____________________________________________________

8. Where are most of Texas’s largest cities located? Identify them and their major economic activities. _____________________________________________________

9. How does the geography of the South Texas Plain influence its economic activities? _______________________________________________________

10. Which 2 cities in the South Texas Plain are gateways to Mexico? _______________________________________________________

The North Central Plains

11. What separates the North Central Plains from the rest of Texas? _______________________________________________________________

12. What kind of climate does the North Central Plains have? ________________________________________________________________

13. What are the main agricultural activities in the Cross Timbers? ________________________________________________________________

14. What major cities are located in the Cross Timbers? ________________________________________________________________

15. Why are there few trees in the Grand Prairie? ________________________________________________________________

16. What is the main city in the Grand Prairie? ________________________________________________________________

17. Why is Fort Hood significant? ________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________

18. Where is the Rolling Plains located? ________________________________________________________________

19. What are the main agricultural activities in the region? Where do these take place? ________________________________________________________________

20. Why is Abilene a significant community in the Rolling Plains? ________________________________________________________________

21. What does San Angelo contribute to the Rolling Plains? ________________________________________________________________

The Great Plains (Fill in the Blanks)

22. The Great Plains region is dry, and long periods of _____________________ are often problems.

23. The 3 geological subsections of the Great Plains are the ___________________, the _______________________________, and the ________________________.

24. The ______________________ lies between the Blackland Prairie and the Edwards Plateau.

25. The largest city in the Edwards Plateau area is ____________________; situated on the Rio Grande, it is a center for business with Mexico.

26. _________________________ is famous for its peaches and its German heritage.

27. The Hill Country has the greatest concentration of ______________________ in the world, and deer hunting attracts nearly 200,000 hunters to the Edwards Plateau each year.

28. Lake ____________________ is the largest lake in the Highland Lakes County of the Llano Basin.

29. Most of the Texas ________________________ is occupied by the High Plains.

30. _____________________ Canyon is a very rugged area that has been carved by the Red River.

31. _____________________ is the most important crop in the South Plains.

32. _____________________, the largest city in the North Plains, is a transportation and commercial center.

33. ____________________, the largest city in the South Plains, is the hub of a rich cotton-producing area.

34. Midland and Odessa are located in an important petroleum-producing area called the ________________________.

The Mountains and Basins

35. How is the Mountains and Basins region different from other regions of Texas? ________________________________________________________________

36. Where do most people live in this region? ________________________________________________________________

37. Why does this part of Texas maintain close economic and cultural ties to Mexico? ________________________________________________________________

38. What is the highest mountain range in Texas? ________________________________________________________________

39. What is the highest mountain in Texas? How high is it? Where is it located? ________________________________________________________________

40. What resources, including mineral resources, are found in the region? ________________________________________________________________

41. How does location influence the economy of El Paso? ________________________________________________________________

42. What city is located across the Rio Grande from El Paso? ________________________________________________________________

43. What are maquiladoras? ________________________________________________________________

44. What is the goal of NAFTA? ________________________________________________________________

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