Texas Regions and Map Skills

Question 1

Name this map tool:

Accepted Answer

Scale

Question 2

Tom wants to live in a mild climate. In which region should he live?

Accepted Answer

Gulf Coastal Plains

Question 3

If you travel across Texas from West Texas to East Texas, how does the elevation change?

Accepted Answer

It gets lower

Question 4

Which physical region could be best described as "flat, grassy land with few trees"?

Accepted Answer

Great Plains

Question 5

Looking at this map of Texas, what can you tell about the locations of the cities?

Accepted Answer

They are all located on highways

Question 6

What type of regions are shown on this map?

Accepted Answer

Physical Regions

Question 7

This map shows how the government has divided Texas into counties. What type of map is this?

Accepted Answer

Political

Question 8

How are the Coastal Plains and Great Plains regions similar?

Accepted Answer

Both have flat lands and cities

Question 9

Why are there not many cities in the Mountains and Basins region?

Accepted Answer

Dry and hard to farm

Question 10

Name this map tool!

Accepted Answer

Compass rose

Question 11

The largest city in Texas is Houston. Where is Houston located?

Accepted Answer

In the Coastal Plains region

Question 12

Name that map tool!

Accepted Answer

grid system

Question 13

If you need to interpret different symbols on a map, which tool would you use?

Accepted Answer

legend

Question 14

Which region of Texas contains the Palo Duro Canyon, Edward's Plateau, Cap Rock Escarpment?

Accepted Answer

Great Plains

Question 15

Which landform can be found in the Mountains and Basins Region, but NOT the Coastal Plains?

Accepted Answer

Canyons

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