USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

NATIVE AMERICANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In which region would you find the following urban area-Houston?
A
Mountains and Basins
B
Gulf Coastal Plains
C
North Central Plains
D
Great Plains
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Houston is located in the Gulf Coastal Plain biome, and its vegetation is classified as temperate grassland. Much of the city was built on marshes, forested land, swamp, or prairie, all of which can still be seen in surrounding areas.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Gulf Coast region includes one metropolitan statistical area (MSA), the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugarland MSA, which includes the counties of Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery and Waller.

Detailed explanation-3: -Upper Gulf Coast By the same token, although the Houston area is definitely in the eastern part of the state, it is not usually considered part of east Texas. Instead, this area makes up its own region. We call it “Upper Gulf Coast” to distinguish it from the coastal counties of south Texas.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Gulf Coastal Prairies region is located along the Texas coast between the Sabine River and Corpus Christi. The area is bounded on the northeast by the Pine Woods Belt, inland by the Post Oak Belt and in the southwest by the South Texas Plain.

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