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The most common landform in Texas Plains These are steep cliffs. escarpments There is only one natural lake in Texas. Caddo Lake Large water source south of Texas The Gulf of Mexico Underground water ? • aquifers Your food, clothes, and shelter are influenced by … Where you live Edwards Aquifer Water from Edwards Aquifer Which aquifer is in the high plains of Texas? The Ogallala Aquifer Ogallala Aquifer Water from the Ogallala Aquifer Effects of Texas’ relative location weather Why do the mountains get more rain than the desert? Clouds move upward. This can happen when cool air meets warm air. Violent storms People bring ideas & culture from one place to another Cultural Diffusion Name three physical characteristics of geography. Climate, plants, animals Four human characteristics: • Language, religion, politics, architecture language “Hello” Religion “What do I believe in ?” politics “How should my town be run ?” architecture Things people build 3 ways humans have affected the environment in Texas: 1. polluted rivers 2. Polluted air 3. Trees have been cut down. The most important mineral sources in Texas • Oil and natural gas A renewable energy source Solar power The exact location of a place on the earth’s surface Absolute location The position of a place compared to another place Relative location Relationships linking people to their surroundings • Human-environment interaction Human-environment interaction Human-environment interaction Human-environment interaction Human-environment interaction Human environment interaction • Relationships linking people to their surroundings Human environment interaction Largest city in Texas Houston Houston The only state larger than Texas Alaska Areas united by one or more common characteristics regions Texas Regions Great Plains Central Plains Mountains & Basins Coastal Plains A major manufacturing and trade center • metroplex Dallas Fort Worth Largest city in Mountains & Basins Region Great Plains Central Plains Mountains & Basins Coastal Plains El Paso Largest city in the Great Plains Great Plains Central Plains Mountains & Basins Coastal Plains These rivers border Texas Red River, Sabine, Rio Grande This river runs between Texas and Mexico. • What is the Rio Grande? This river borders Oklahoma. •The Red River There is only one natural lake in Texas. • What is Caddo Lake ? This region has the least rain Great Plains Central Plains Mountains & Basins Coastal Plains Mountain & Basins Desert plants are found in this region • Mountain Basin Region This region has most of the rain Great Plains Central Plains Mountains & Basins Coastal Plains Coastal Plains This region has most of the people Great Plains Central Plains Mountains & Basins Coastal Plains Coastal Plains Amarillo Where is the mountain basin region? • West Texas This city is the capital of Texas. • What is Austin ? This is an underground water supply. • What is an aquifer ? A weakness in the earth’s crust fault An island that protects the land Barrier island The Galveston Sea Wall