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Which of the following statements is true about desert plants?
 
Plants that have adapted to require little water
 
Deserts get too little rain to support plant life
 
Only plants that store water in their leaves live there
 
Flowering cactus plants are the most popular desert plants.
Which of the following provides the best evidence of Dallas’s role as an important trade hub?
 
busy Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
 
electronics and technology industries
 
tourist sites with museums and professional sports
 
Dallas industry leaders in finance and insurance
How did the area’s Native Americans use Palo Duro Canyon?
 
shelter from storms
 
protection from water erosion
 
escape from the steep Caprock Escarpment
 
learning new farming methods
Which factors support agriculture and other industries in the Coastal Plains?
 
a warm climate and a good water supply
 
a wide variety of tourist attractions
 
an inland system of river transportation
 
a medium to high mountain elevation
Which of the following statements best explains the Coastal Plains’ dependable water supply?
 
Winds from the Gulf of Mexico deliver moisture to the coast
 
Water from nearby mountain streams trickle to the coast.
 
Water is brought to the Coastal Plains using network of pipe
 
Water from the Mississippi River supplies the area.
Which of these describes Fort Worth’s economy?
 
varied economy that includes manufacturing and agriculture.
 
Livestock ranching is second in importance to the aircraft
 
major economic activities are livestock ranching and crop
 
Farming has become more important than the trading industry
Which two natural resources are the main industries in the Piney Woods area?
 
lumber and oil
 
fruits and vegetables
 
lake fish and wood
 
cotton and timber
Which of the following best describes San Antonio’s economy?
 
As the state’s second largest city, it has varied industries
 
dependent on tourism at the Alamo mission.
 
Most of the city’s jobs are at U.S. Air force bases.
 
main economic activity is customer-support call centers
Which of the following represents a physical characteristic?
 
Padre Island
 
dams on the Red River
 
the Texas capitol building in Austin
 
cities with Spanish names
Most of the highest mountains in Texas are found in which part of the state?
 
west
 
north
 
south
 
east
Why do the Davis Mountains receive almost double the annual rainfall of the nearby Chihuahuan Desert?
 
Elevation affects rainfall.
 
Variations in climate affect elevation
 
Temperatures tend to increase as elevation increases
 
Davis Mountains are hundreds of miles south
What did the people of Galveston do to prevent another tragedy like the one in 1900?
 
built a seawall to protect the city against future hurricane
 
cut the surrounding forests to prevent forest fires.
 
created landfills along the coastline to prevent erosion.
 
a law requiring every house to have a tornado shelter.
Which statement regarding the geography of Texas is true?
 
The geography of Texas has changed greatly over millions of
 
The geography of Texas has never changed
 
The landforms of Texas are uniform across the state.
 
Earthquakes have been common in Texas in the last century.
On which of Texas’s geographic features has drought caused particular stress?
 
aquifers
 
escarpments
 
plateaus
 
mountains
The Ogallala Aquifer provides farmers with a valuable source of land in the Great Plains.
 
False
 
True
People originally settled in the eastern part of Texas because of the fertile soil.
 
True
 
False
Guadalupe Peak is the highest mountain in Texas.
 
True
 
False
Because of its location relative to the Equator, the temperature near the southern tip of Texas rarely drops below freezing.
 
True
 
False
Texas is the largest state in the United States.
 
False
 
True
Which of the following best describes San Antonio's economy?
 
as state's 2nd largest city, it has varied industries
 
dependent on tourism at the Alamo mission
 
most of the jobs are at US Air Force bases
 
main economic activity is customer-support call centers
Which two natural resources are the main industries in the Piney Woods area?
 
lumber and oil
 
fruits and vegetables
 
lake fish and wood
 
cotton and timber
In what agricultural market is San Angelo, on the North Central Plains, a leader?
 
wool and mohair
 
lumber
 
dairy
 
cotton
Which of the following statements best explains the Coastal Plains' dependable water supply?
 
varied economy that includes manufacturing and agriculture
 
livestock ranching is the second to the aircraft industry
 
major economic activities are livestock ranching and crop
 
farming has become more important economically than trade
Which factors support agriculture and other industries in the Coastal Plains?
 
a warm climate and a good water supply
 
a wide variety of tourist attractions
 
an inland system of river transportation
 
a medium to high mountain elevations
How did the area's Native Americans use Palo Duro Canyon
 
shelter from storms
 
protection from water erosion
 
escape from the steep Caprock Escarpment
 
learning new farming methods
Which of the following provides the best evidence of Dallas's role as an important trade hub?
 
busy DFW international airport
 
electronics and technology industries
 
tourist sites with museums and professional sports
 
Dallas industry leaders in finance and insurance


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