1 Focus 1: The Land and People of Texas

Texas Geography Texas Land and Water Texas Plants and Animals Texas Climate Vocabulary Final Jeopardy

3 Australia, North America, South America, Asia, Europe, Antarctica, and Africa back Name the seven continents.

4 This is the only state larger than Texas. back Alaska

5 What are the four states that border Texas? Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Arkansas back

6 The number of continents on our world. Back 7

7 What country borders Texas? Mexico back

8 What is a name for strong chilly winds with blasts of cold air that quickly lower the temperature ? Blue Northers back

9 Rain, sleet, snow, and hail are all types of what (Spell your answer)? Precipitation back

10 Humidity What is the amount of moisture in the air? back

11 Which Texas city receives more annual rainfall: Amarillo or Houston? Back Houston

12 The measure of how hot or cold something is? temperature back

13 Smaller rivers, streams, creeks, or bayous that flow into a larger river? tributaries Back

14 A long, steep rock wall that separates land regions. back escarpment

15 A word meaning half of a sphere? Back hemisphere

16 A border, or outside edge of a place or a country. back boundary

17 Another word for a creek or stream. bayous back

18 The mountain lion, coyote, prairie dog, jackrabbit, and burrowing owl are all from this region of Texas. back High Plains

19 This animal lives in marshes, can be more than 12 feet long, and can weigh 500 pounds or more. alligator back

20 The land on which Houston stands was once what kind of land form? back Marsh

21 This is a strip of land along the eastern border of Texas that has forests of pine trees. Piney Woods back

22 A tree like bush with long roots that search for water and can grow up to 60 feet high. mesquite back

23 What rivers in Texas form borders between Texas and neighboring states? Rio Grande River, Red River, and the Sabine River back

24 What are the four natural regions of Texas? Gulf Coastal Plain, Central Plains, Mountains and Basins, and the High Plains. back

25 What is the height and name of Texas’s highest peak? Guadalupe Peak 8,749 ft. back

26 We live in what natural region of Texas? Gulf Coastal Plain back

27 A group of connected mountains. Mountain range back

28 Final Jeopardy back List the four largest cities in Texas and give at least one reason that people live in these cities.