Texas History, Ch. 1 and 2

1. Texas History, Ch. 1 and 2 Geography and Regions of Texas

2. Longitude and Latitude • Longitude lines are east and west of the Prime Meridian • Latitude lines are north and south of the Equator.

3. Cities • Dallas and Fort Worth are the main cities of the Metroplex

4. Cities • Houston is the largest city in Texas • Amarillo is the largest city in the North Plains • El Paso is the largest city in the Mountains and Basins region

5. Geography • The Guadalupe Mountains are the highest mountain range in Texas

6. Geography • The Caprock Escarpment divides the Great Plains from the North Central Plains to the west • Erosion is the wearing away of the earth’s surface by water, wind and ice.

7. Geography • The West Texas mountains receive more rainfall than the nearby desert because moisture-filled air moving up the mountains is cooled.

8. Geography • A tableland covered with small trees and brush is a plateau. • Location answers the question, “Where is it?”

9. Geography • The Balcones Escarpment was the result of a giant earthquake millions of years ago.

10. Geography • Geography helps deal with the presentby explaining why people live the way they do. • Geography helps deal with the pastby explaining why certain events occurred the way they did.

11. Geography • Physical characteristics of geography include the climate, plants and animals.

12. Climate • Climate is affected by absolute location, relative location and elevation.

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

14. Climate • The Coastal Plains region has a mild climate because of the Gulf of Mexico.

15. Climate • The Gulf of Mexico most strongly affects the climate of the Coastal Plains.

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

17. Climate All of the following are vegetation regions found in Texas: • Savannas • Large forests • Grasslands

18. Regions Texas makes up about 7 percent of the land area of the United States!

19. Regions • The Gulf Coast Plain product sold to more than 100 countries around the world is rice. • Large-scale commercial farming is called agribusiness.

20. Regions • The population of the Mountains and Basins region is very sparse. • The North Central Plains region is well suited for ranching. • The Coastal Plains have large oil fields, a mild climate and is heavily populated.

21. Regions • The most important economic activity in the Gulf Coast Plain is cattle raising.

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