1. Natural Texas and its People
CHAPTERS 1: The Geographer’s Tools and 2: A Land Called Texas

2. GEOGRAPHY
THE STUDY OF THE WORLD, ITS PEOPLE, AND THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THEM
6 THEMES: LOCATION, PLACES/REGIONS, PHYSICAL SYSTEMS, HUMAN SYSTEMS, ECOSYSTEM, GEOGRAPHY

3. GEOGRAPHY: MAPS COMPASS ROSE EXPLAINS MAP SYMBOLS
LEGEND/KEY EXPLAINS WHAT THE VARIOUS SYMBOLS USED ON THE MAP MEAN

4. GEOGRAPHY: MAPS
A PHYSICAL MAP SHOWS NATURAL FEATURES, SUCH AS LANDFORMS AND RIVERS
LANDFORMS ARE HILLS, VALLEYS, PLATEAUS AND MOUNTAINS

5. GEOGRAPHY: MAPS HEMISPHERE: ONE HALF OF THE EARTH
EQUATOR: IMAGINARY LINE AT 0 DEGREES LATITUDE

6. GEOGRAPHY: MAPS STREET NAMES AND LANDMARKS DESCRIBE RELATIVE LOCATIONS
MAPMAKERS USE MAP PROJECTIONS TO CREATE A FLAT REPRESENTATION OF EARTH’S SURFACE

7. PHYSICAL SYSTEMS
CLIMATE IS THE PATTERN OF WEATHER IN AN AREA OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME
WATER FROM TEXAS RIVERS FLOWS INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO

8. PHYSICAL SYSTEMS
LAND BECOMES FLATTER AS YOU MOVE FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS
PLATEAU IS A FLAT, ELEVATED AREA OF LAND THAT DROPS SHARPLY ON ONE OR MORE SIDES

9. ECOSYSTEMS
AN ECOSYSTEM INCLUDES AN AREA’S PLANTS AND ANIMALS, TOGETHER WITH THE NONLIVING AND LIVING PARTS OF THEIR ENVIRONMENT
RENEWABLE RESOURCES INCLUDE SUNSHINE, TREES, AND WIND
WHEN RAINFALL IS LESS THAN AVERAGE, TEXAS EXPERIENCE A DROUGHT

10. ENVIRONMENT
TEXAS IS WARMER BECAUSE IT IS CLOSER TO THE EQUATOR THAN THE NORTH POLE
A REGION IS AN AREA WITH COMMON CHARCTERISTICS

11. ENVIRONMENT
Geographers study physical processes and interactions among the earth’s atmosphere, water, land, and life
THE EASTERN PART OF TEXAS RECEIVES MORE RAINFALL THAN THE WESTERN HALF

12. TEXANS AND GEOGRAPHY
TEXAS IS THE 2ND LARGEST STATE IN BOTH SIZE AND POPULATION
DEMOGRAPHY STUDIES HUMAN POPULATIONS
GROWTH RATE IS THE SPEED AT WHICH THE POPULATION IS INCREASING

13. TEXANS AND GEOGRAPHY
URBANIZATON IS THE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE LIVING IN CITIES
MOVEMENT FROM ONE COUTRY, PLACE, OR LOCATION IS MIGRATION

14. TEXANS AND GEOGRAPHY
TODAY, THE MAJORITY OF IMMIGRANTS TO TEXAS ARE FROM MEXICO
EARLY AMERICAN INDIAN POPULATIONS DECLINED DUE TO WARFARE AND DISEASE

15. QUESTIONS
Movement from one country, place, or locations to another is _____________.
A. Growth rate
B. Migration
C. Urbanization
D. Demography

16. QUESTIONS
Movement from one country, place, or locations to another is _____________.
A. Growth rate
B. Migration
C. Urbanization
D. Demography

17. QUESTIONS
An area with common characteristics that make it different from surrounding areas is a ______________.
A. Region
B. County
C. Ecosystem
D. City

18. QUESTIONS
An area with common characteristics that make it different from surrounding areas is a ______________.
A. Region
B. County
C. Ecosystem
D. City

19. QUESTIONS
When rainfall is less than average, Texas experiences a _______________.
A. Erosion
B. Drought
C. Hurricane
D. Humidity

20. QUESTIONS
When rainfall is less than average, Texas experiences a _______________.
A. Erosion
B. Drought
C. Hurricane
D. Humidity

21. QUESTIONS
Geographers study physical processes and interactions among what 4 physical systems?
A. Earth’s atmosphere, water, land, and life
B. Earth’s ecosystem and animal life
C. Earth’s landforms, regions, water, and life
D. Earth’s valleys, mountains, hill, and plateaus

22. QUESTIONS
Geographers study physical processes and interactions among what 4 physical systems?
A. Earth’s atmosphere, water, land, and life
B. Earth’s ecosystem and animal life
C. Earth’s landforms, regions, water, and life
D. Earth’s valleys, mountains, hill, and plateaus

23. QUESTIONS What branch of geography studies human populations?
A. Geology
B. Cartography
C. Physical Geography
D. Demography

24. QUESTIONS What branch of geography studies human populations?
A. Geology
B. Cartography
C. Physical Geography
D. Demography

25. QUESTIONS
Water from Texas rivers eventually flows into the __________.
A. Gulf of Mexico
B. Permian Basin
C. Atlantic Ocean
D. Mississippi River

26. QUESTIONS
Water from Texas rivers eventually flows into the __________.
A. Gulf of Mexico
B. Permian Basin
C. Atlantic Ocean
D. Mississippi River

27. QUESTIONS How does the Texas landscape change from west to east?
A. Hills get higher, and it becomes drier.
B. Nothing much changes.
C. The land becomes flatter.
D. The land becomes mountainous.

28. QUESTIONS How does the Texas landscape change from west to east?
A. Hills get higher, and it becomes drier.
B. Nothing much changes.
C. The land becomes flatter.
D. The land becomes mountainous.

29. QUESTIONS
Which type of map shows natural features such as landforms, rivers, and other bodies of water?
A. Physical
B. Reference
C. Locator
D. Political

30. QUESTIONS
Which type of map shows natural features such as landforms, rivers, and other bodies of water?
A. Physical
B. Reference
C. Locator
D. Political

31. QUESTIONS An ecosystem includes _________________.
A. Only the areas outside of cities
B. An area’s plants and animals, together with the nonliving and living parts of their environment.
C. Taxes paid on equipment used to control pollution
D. Everything that the government can do to control pollution.

32. QUESTIONS An ecosystem includes _________________.
A. Only the areas outside of cities
B. An area’s plants and animals, together with the nonliving and living parts of their environment.
C. Taxes paid on equipment used to control pollution
D. Everything that the government can do to control pollution.

33. QUESTIONS
You can use street names and landmarks to describe what characteristic of a particular place?
A. Physical environment
B. Relative location
C. Population density
D. Natural regions

34. QUESTIONS
You can use street names and landmarks to describe what characteristic of a particular place?
A. Physical environment
B. Relative location
C. Population density
D. Natural regions

35. QUESTIONS
A. Many American Indians died from warfare and disease.
B. Most American Indians were not allowed to have children.
C. The American Indian population did NOT decline.
D. The American Indians moved away.
Why did the American Indian population decline when Europeans came to Texas?

36. QUESTIONS
A. Many American Indians died from warfare and disease.
B. Most American Indians were not allowed to have children.
C. The American Indian population did NOT decline.
D. The American Indians moved away.
Why did the American Indian population decline when Europeans came to Texas?

37. QUESTIONS
An increase in the number of people living or working in cities is __________.
A. Urbanization
B. Migration
C. Emigration
D. Rural

38. QUESTIONS
An increase in the number of people living or working in cities is __________.
A. Urbanization
B. Migration
C. Emigration
D. Rural

39. QUESTIONS What are the 6 themes of geography?
A. location, places/regions, physical environment, geography, region, climate
B. climate, physical geography, geography, movement, places/regions, language
C. location, places/regions, physical systems, human systems, ecosystem, geography
D. physical geography, geography, relative location, absolute location, movement, culture
What are the 6 themes of geography?

40. QUESTIONS What are the 6 themes of geography?
A. location, places/regions, physical environment, geography, region, climate
B. climate, physical geography, geography, movement, places/regions, language
C. location, places/regions, physical systems, human systems, ecosystem, geography
D. physical geography, geography, relative location, absolute location, movement, culture
What are the 6 themes of geography?

41. QUESTIONS
All of an area’s plants and animals together with the nonliving parts of their environment is known as a ___________.
A. Ecosystem
B. County
C. Region
D. Habitat

42. QUESTIONS
All of an area’s plants and animals together with the nonliving parts of their environment is known as a ___________.
A. Ecosystem
B. County
C. Region
D. Habitat

43. QUESTIONS
To create a flat representation of Earth’s surface, mapmakers use ___________.
A. Lines of latitude
B. Migration patterns
C. Map projections
D. Globes

44. QUESTIONS
To create a flat representation of Earth’s surface, mapmakers use ___________.
A. Lines of latitude
B. Migration patterns
C. Map projections
D. Globes

45. QUESTIONS Examples of renewable resources include _________.
A. Sunshine, trees, and wind.
B. Natural gas, wind, and timber
C. Wind, water, and natural gas
D. Coal, oil, and natural gas

46. QUESTIONS Examples of renewable resources include _________.
A. Sunshine, trees, and wind.
B. Natural gas, wind, and timber
C. Wind, water, and natural gas
D. Coal, oil, and natural gas

47. QUESTIONS Geography is the study of _______________.
A. Migration patterns in rural areas
B. Transportation systems throughout history
C. Geographic information systems
D. The world, its people, and the interaction between them.

48. QUESTIONS Geography is the study of _______________.
A. Migration patterns in rural areas
B. Transportation systems throughout history
C. Geographic information systems
D. The world, its people, and the interaction between them.

49. QUESTIONS
A flat, elevated area of land that drops sharply on one or more sides is called a _______________.
A. Plateau
B. Plain
C. Mountain
D. Hill

50. QUESTIONS
A flat, elevated area of land that drops sharply on one or more sides is called a _______________.
A. Plateau
B. Plain
C. Mountain
D. Hill

51. QUESTIONS
The pattern of weather in an area over a long period of time is its _________.
A. Latitude
B. Climate
C. Forecast
D. Habitat

52. QUESTIONS
The pattern of weather in an area over a long period of time is its _________.
A. Latitude
B. Climate
C. Forecast
D. Habitat

53. QUESTIONS
The ______ half of Texas receives more rainfall than the _______ half.
A. Western, Eastern
B. Northern, Southern
C. Eastern, Western
D. Southern, Northern

54. QUESTIONS
The ______ half of Texas receives more rainfall than the _______ half.
A. Western, Eastern
B. Northern, Southern
C. Eastern, Western
D. Southern, Northern

55. QUESTIONS The term growth rate means __________.
A. the portion of the population at each age.
B. the speed at which the population is decreasing
C. the speed at which the population is increasing
D. the rate at which people are dying

56. QUESTIONS The term growth rate means __________.
A. the portion of the population at each age.
B. the speed at which the population is decreasing
C. the speed at which the population is increasing
D. the rate at which people are dying

57. GOOD LUCK ON YOUR FIRST TEST!