Quiz: C1L1 Locating Texas

Which of the following landforms are found in East Texas?

• Mountains

• Plains

• Plateaus

• Basins

What is the main reason that port cities benefit Texas?

• They facilitate trade with Texas’s neighbors in North America.

• They provide a place from which ships can trade with the entire world.

• They attract many tourists interested in beaches and water sports.

• They provide access to a reliable source of clean drinking water.

Which of the following helps create the shape of Texas?

• A coastline along the Gulf of Mexico

• Natural curves and bends in rivers

• Straight, manmade lines

• All of the answers

What is one reason why more Texans live on a plain than on any other landform?

• Plains protect the mainland from ocean waves.

• Plains have the best weather of any landform.

• Plains provide natural protection to people who live there.

• Plains are ideal for farming and ranching.

How do farmers in dry areas of West Texas get the water their crops need?

• From the region’s plentiful rainfall

• From lakes, rivers, and other sources of surface water

• From underground aquifers that stretch beneath several states

• From trucks that carry water across the country