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Use Figures 4.6.1 and 4.6.2 to answer questions 1 through 5. Open Figures 4.6.1 and 4.6.2 in a new window by clicking here.

1. Do the areas with a low population density occur more in areas of high precipitation or low precipitation?
   
   

2. Do more people live in high latitudes or midlatitudes?
   
   

3. How are mountain climates important in the midlatitudes?
   
   

4. Is it accurate to say that people are less likely to settle where there are severe weather patterns such as hurricanes and tornados?
   
   

5. Are populations generally more dense in coastal areas or inland?
   
   

Compare the two maps of Texas and answer the following questions.

Figure 4.6.8, Texas' population. (“Persons per Square Mile,” U.S. Census Bureau, 2000. http://www.nationalatlas.gov/natlas/Natlasstart.asp)

Figure 4.6.9, Texas' precipitation. (“Texas Precipitation Map,” National Atlas of the United States, 2005. http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/precipitation.html#list)

6. Which part of the state is the most humid?
   
   

7. Based on the two maps, draw a conclusion about the preferences of most Texas residents. Do they prefer to live in the dry areas or the humid areas of Texas?
   
   

8. Based on the maps and the information learned earlier in this lesson, what factors do you think contribute to the low precipitation levels of the western portion of Texas?
   
   

9. Based on the maps and the information learned earlier in this lesson, which area of the state do you think has the least change in temperature throughout the year?