Fbba - 7Th Grade History Ch 2

Front 1

What are the 4 Natural Regions?

Back 1

Coastal Plains
North Central Plains
Great Plains
Mountains and Basins

Front 2

What geographic subsections are in the Coastal Plains?

Back 2

Piney Woods
Gulf Coast Plain
Post Oak Belt
Blackland Prairie
South Texas Plain

Front 3

What Principal Landforms are in the Coastal Plains?

Back 3

Trees
Plains
Alluvial Soils

Front 4

What Economic Activities happen in the Coastal Plains?

Back 4

Aerospace
Petrochemicals
Manufacturing
Agribusiness
Ranching
Ports - Shipping
Tourism
Military - US Navy
Technology
Education - Universities

Front 5

What Major Cities are in the Coastal Plains?

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Houston
San Antonio
Austin
Dallas
Corpus Christi
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Laredo
Brownsville
Texarkana

Front 6

What Geographic Subsections are in the North Central Plains?

Back 6

`Cross Timbers
Grand Prairie
Roling Plains

Front 7

What Principal landforms are in the North Central Plains?

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Rlling plains
Hills, mesas, buttes
Small flat-topped hills

Front 8

What Economic Activities happen in the North Central Plains?

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Farming (Fruit/Vegetables)
Lumber
Tourism
Trade
Cattle
Cattle Ranching
Manufacturing
USAF/US Army
Education - Universities

Front 9

What Major Cities are in the North Central Plains?

Back 9

Fort Worth
Arlington
Abilene
Wichita Falls
San Angelo
Killeen

Front 10

What Geographic Subsections are in the Great Plains?

Back 10

Llano Baisn
Edwards Plateau
High Plains

Front 11

What principal landforms are in the Great Plains?

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Balcones Escarpment
Caprock Escarpment
Llano Estacado
Palo Duro Canyon
Edwards Aquifer
Edwards Plateau
Ogallala Aquifer

Front 12

What economic activities are in the Great Plains?

Back 12

Tourism
Hunting
Agribusiness
Mohair/Ranching

Front 13

What Major cities are in the Great Plains?

Back 13

Kerrville
Fredericksburg
Lubbock
Amarillo

Front 14

What geographic subsections are in the the Mountains and Basins?

Back 14

No subsections
Mountains and Basins

Front 15

What principal landforms are in the Mountains and Basins?

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Rocky Mountains
Deserts
Canyons
Mountain Plateaus
Davis mountains
Guadalupe Mountains
Guadalupe Peak - highest in TX
Chisos Mountains

Front 16

What economic activities are in the Mountains and Basins?

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Petroleum/Natural Gas
Farming
Maquiladoras/Manufacturing
Military Bases
Oil Refining

Front 17

What major cities are in the Mountains and Basins?

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El Paso (2/3 of population)

Front 18

The largest natural region is the

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Coastal Plains

Front 19

The Coastal Plains are home to more ________ than any other region.

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people

Front 20

The Coastal Plains are ideal for

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farming and ranching

Front 21

_________ are easier to build on this Coastal Plains.

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Cities

Front 22

Major cities in the Coastal Plains include

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Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, Corpus Christi, Galveston and Brownsville.

Front 23

These cities in the Coastal Plains are centers for

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oil, gas, lumber and soil.

Front 24

Grasses in the drier areas of the Coastal Plains feed most of the ________ raised in Texas.

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cattle

Front 25

__________________ such as Speindletop are found in the Coastal Plains.

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Oil fields

Front 26

The _______ __________, a protected shipping channel, extends from the coast of Brownsville to Apalachee, FL.

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Intercoastal Waterway

Front 27

There are ______ sub regions in the Coastal Plains which include

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Piney Woods,
Gulf Coastal,
Post Oak Belt,
Blackland,
South Texas Plain

Front 28

Humble is located between the

Back 28

Piney Woods and Gulf Coast Plains.

Front 29

The NCP is located in the ______ __________ area of Texas, _________ and _________ of the Coastal Plain.

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North Central
North and East

Front 30

The Balcones Escarpment separates the North Central Plains from the ________ ________ region.

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Coastal Plains

Front 31

Therefore, the NCP are higher in ________ than the CP.

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elevation

Front 32

The __________ Escarpment separates the NCP from the Great Plains.

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Caprock

Front 33

Therefore, the NCP is lower in elevation than the _______ ________.

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Great Plains

Front 34

The largest city, _______ ________, began as a market for cattle raised in the region.

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Fort Worth

Front 35

The region has a _________ climate because it is located far from the Gulf of Mexico. It is __________ in the summer and _________ in the winter than the region near the Gulf.

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continental
hotter
colder

Front 36

The NCP has a _________ population. Most of the land is used for _________ so there isn't room for many people.

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small
agriculture

Front 37

Other cities in the region are ____________ and ____________.

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San Angelo
Abilene

Front 38

They are marketing centers for ranch products such as _______ and _________.

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wool
mohair

Front 39

Arlington is a leader in ______, ______, and __________.

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recreation
tourism
manufacturing

Front 40

Dention is famous for two universities:

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North Texas
Texas Womens University

Front 41

Therefore, the NCP are higher in ________ than the CP.

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elevation

Front 42

The __________ Escarpment separates the NCP from the Great Plains.

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Caprock

Front 43

Therefore, the NCP is lower in elevation than the _______ ________.

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Great Plains

Front 44

The largest city, _______ ________, began as a market for cattle raised in the region.

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Fort Worth

Front 45

The region has a _________ climate because it is located far from the Gulf of Mexico. It is __________ in the summer and _________ in the winter than the region near the Gulf.

Back 45

continental
hotter
colder

Front 46

The NCP has a _________ population. Most of the land is used for _________ so there isn't room for many people.

Back 46

small
agriculture

Front 47

Other cities in the region are ____________ and ____________.

Back 47

San Angelo
Abilene

Front 48

They are marketing centers for ranch products such as _______ and _________.

Back 48

wool
mohair

Front 49

Arlington is a leader in ______, ______, and __________.

Back 49

recreation
tourism
manufacturing

Front 50

Dention is famous for two universities:

Back 50

North Texas
Texas Womens University

Front 51

The NCP has ____ sub regions. They are

Back 51

3
Cross Timbers
Grand Prairie
Rolling Hills

Front 52

Rolling hills, valleys and grasses make this area idea for

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ranching

Front 53

The Great Plains begin in __________ and run along the Rocky Mountains through Texas and into __________.

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Canada
Mexico

Front 54

The ____________ Escarpment divides the Great Plains from the North Central Plains to the east.

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Caprock

Front 55

There are _____ sub regions in the Great Plains. They are

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High Plains
Edwards Plateau
Llano Basin

Front 56

The Great Plains are sometimes called a sea of

Back 56

krabs

Front 57

Because it is so far from the ________, the Great Plains is a dry area.

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Gulf

Front 58

Because it is dry and farming is a major economic activity, water from the _________ Aquifer is used for irrigation.

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Ogallalla

Front 59

Because this area's elevation is so high, it has _______ summers than other regions and _______ winters.

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cooler
cold

Front 60

One of the nations largest military installations, _______________, is in the NCP.

Back 60

Fort Hood

Front 61

The edge of Edward's Plateau at the Balcones Escarpment is called the

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Blackland Prairie

Front 62

Having poor soil, this region is not good for farming, but is good for raising ______.

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sheep.

Front 63

It is on the nation's most import ______ producing areas.

Back 63

wool

Front 64

Major cities in the Great Plains are:

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Amarillo,
Lubbock,
Midland,
Odessa,
Fredericksburg,
Del Rio,
Llano

Front 65

Pala Duron Canyon is located in the _________ sub region.

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high plains

Front 66

In the past, the ___________ used it as a ________ site and a __________ from Northers.

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native Indians
camp site
refuge

Front 67

Today it is used as a

Back 67

state park

Front 68

Tourism is important in this region. People come to

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hunt
see Pelo Duro and Fredericksburg

Front 69

The Mountains and basins are part of the _________ system.

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Rocky Mountain

Front 70

It is the _______ and ________ of all regions.

Back 70

highest
driest

Front 71

It is mostly a _______ area.

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desert

Front 72

Natural vegetation includes

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desert plants like
cactus
yucea
creosote bush

Front 73

The climate is ___________ with extreme heat and extreme cold.

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harsh

Front 74

This is the ________ populated region. Most people in the region live in or near the city of ________.

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sparsly
El Paso

Front 75

People earn money by

Back 75

farming
manufacturing

Front 76

Farming is done along the

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Rio Grande
Pecos River

Front 77

This part of Texas has close economic ties with

Back 77

Mexico

Front 78

Teh main mountain ranges are the

Back 78

Guadalupe
Davis Mountain
Chisos Mountain

Front 79

The highest point in Texas is _________. It is _______ tall

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Guadalupe Peak
8749 feet

Front 80

NAFTA stands for

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North American Free Trade Agreement

Front 81

Because of NAFTA, many __________ or twin factories have been built

Back 81

maquiladoras

Front 82

Define petrochemical

Back 82

business related to oil and gas products (made from petroleum)

Front 83

Define alluvial soil

Back 83

Soil that has been deposited from the river

Front 84

Name the 5 geographic sections of the Coastal Plains and the major cities in each

Back 84

1. Gulf Coastal Plain: Houston, Corpus Christi, Galveston
2. Southwest Texas Plain: Laredo, Kingsville
3. Piney Woods: Conroe, Huntsville
4. Blackland Prairie: Dallas, San Antonio
5. Post Oak Belt: Bryan, Tyler

Front 85

What is the largest natural region in Texas?

Back 85

Coastal Plains

Front 86

What discovery made Texas the leading producer of oil in the United States?

Back 86

Spindletop Field
East Texas Oil Field

Front 87

How many people make the Coastal Plains their home?

Back 87

2 million
2 out of 3 Texans

Front 88

What are the major natural resources of this region

Back 88

Oil and gas

Front 89

What is the Gul Intercoastal Waterway?

Back 89

A protected shipping channel that extends along the coast from Brownsfille to Apalache Bay to Florida.