Transcript Slide 1

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