Texas Absolute and Relative Location Activity
Using the map on the back of this page, provide either the state name for the latitude and longitude coordinates below or the coordinates for the city listed. After you are done use the map
to answer the questions that follow\.
1. Galveston
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10. 32˚ N, 95˚ W ________________
2. 30˚ N, 98˚ W ________________
11. Brownsville ________________
3. Dallas
12. 27˚ N, 100˚ W________________
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4. 32˚ N, 98˚ W ________________
13. San Angelo
5. Amarillo
14. 33˚ N, 102˚ W ________________
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6. 29˚ N, 96˚ W ________________
15. Houston
7. El Paso
16. 28˚ N, 97˚ W ________________
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8. 29˚ N, 99˚ W ________________
17. Austin
9. Midland
18. 31˚ N, 102˚ W________________
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16. If you drove 250 miles east from El Paso,
in what city would you be?.
21. What city is between north of Austin and
south of Dallas?
17. What Texas city is southeast of Dallas?
22. What Texas city on the map is the farthest
north?
18. If you drove from Fort Worth to Dallas
what direction would you drive? How
far would you drive?
19. Is Beaumont, TX closer to El Paso, TX,
or Jackson, Mississippi?.
20.
Name 3 Texas cities located along the
Texas coastline?
23. What Texas city on the map is the farthest
south?
24. What Texas city on the map is the farthest
west?
25. What Texas city on the map is the farthest
east?