The Geography of Texas Texas History, Chapters 1 and 2

Geography Terms Vegetation Regions of Texas Savannas Forests Grasslands

Geography Terms When cool air from the north combines with moist, warm air from the Gulf of Mexico, it results in violent storms.

Geography Terms Climate is affected by: Absolute location Relative location Elevation

Geography Terms Geography deals with present by explaining why people live the way they do; and explains the past by explaining why certain events occurred the way they did.

Geography Terms Peoples’ food clothing and shelter are influenced by where they live.

Geography Terms Physical characteristics include: Climate Plants Animals

Geography Terms Erosion: the wearing away of the earth’s surface by water, wind, and ice Location: Where is it?

Texas is BIG! Texas makes up 7% of the entire United States!

Regions of Texas Gulf Coast Plains North Central Plains Great Plains Mountains and Basins

Gulf Coast Plains Because the Gulf Coast Plain is next to the Gulf of Mexico, it has a mild climate. Climate affects include: ocean breezes, destructive storms, and rainfall

Gulf Coast Plains The driving economic force of the Gulf Coast Plains is cattle raising.

Gulf Coast Plains Rice is grown in this area and sold to more than 100 countries around the world!

Gulf Coast Plains Spindletop, the greatest oil field ever discovered in Texas, is in the Coastal Plains.

Gulf Coast Plains Houston is the largest city in this region and in Texas!

North Central Plains The North Central Plains are well-suited for ranching because it is covered with grass and brush instead of trees.

North Central Plains The Metroplex is a major manufacturing and trade center. The Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex is in the North Central Plains

Great Plains The cooler temperatures in the Great Plains are due largely to the region’s high elevation.

Great Plains The largest city in the Great Plains region is Amarillo.

Mountain and Basins Desert vegetation is found in the Mountains and Basins region of Texas.

Mountains and Basins The highest elevation point in Texas is found in the Guadalupe Range in this region.

Mountains and Basins The population of the Mountains and Basins region is very sparse. In some areas, few people live many miles apart.

Mountains and Basins The West Texas mountains receive more rainfall than the nearby desert because moisture-filled air moving up the mountains is cooled.

Mountains and Basins The discovery of OIL in the Permian Basin was key to the population growth of the region.

Mountains and Basins El Paso is the largest city in the Mountains and Basin region.

Texas Rivers The Rio Grande is the southern boundary between Texas and Mexico The Red River is the northern boundary between Texas and Oklahoma.

Texas Rivers The Sabine River is the eastern boundary between Texas and Louisiana. The Brazos River flows through Waco and Central Texas to the Gulf of Mexico.

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