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Husky Squares Regions of Texas Edition TEKS: (4.7) Geography. The student understands the concept of regions. The student is expected to: (B) describe a variety of regions in Texas and the Western Hemisphere such as landform, climate, and vegetation regions that result from physical characteristics; and

How to play…. Choose a character and answer their question. After you see the answer, choose BACK to get back to the board. If you get it correct, place your letter (x or o) in the box under the character you asked. If wrong, your partner put’s their letter. Play until someone gets tic-tac-toe or answers the most questions correctly. HAVE FUN!

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1 Name the major regions in Texas?

1 Central Plains, Great Plains, Mountains and Basins, Coastal Plains Home

2 Name FOUR large cities in the Coastal Plains region.

2 Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, Houston

3 What important resources come from the region where you can find the Edwards Plateau ? (Name TWO)

3 Oil, mohair, wool, helium, wheat, cotton

4 The Post Oak Belt, made up of rolling hills and prairies, is in which region?

4 The Coastal Plains Region

5 Compare/Contrast the landforms in the western and eastern part of the state.

5 Western= mountains, hills, plateaus. Eastern= plains and hills.

6 Name a natural landmark within the Mountains and Basins region.

6 El Capitan

7 How would you describe the Central Plains Region?

7 Rolling hills, prairies and some woodland areas.

8 Describe the Great Plains region of Texas.

8 High, flat grasslands

9 Name one reason why fewer people live in the Mountains and Basins region than any other.

9 The dry, rocky soil makes farming/ranching difficult; mountains create barriers between cities.