Transcript Texas History, Ch. 1 and 2

Texas History,
Ch. 1 and 2
Geography and
Regions of Texas
Longitude and Latitude
• Longitude lines
are east and
west of the
Prime Meridian
• Latitude lines
are north and
south of the
Equator.
Cities
• Dallas and Fort
Worth are the
main cities of the
Metroplex
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
Geography
• The
Guadalupe
Mountains
are the
highest
mountain
range in
Texas
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.
Geography
• The West Texas
mountains receive
more rainfall than
the nearby desert
because moisturefilled air moving
up the mountains
is cooled.
Geography
• A tableland
covered with
small trees and
brush is a
plateau.
• Location
answers the
question,
“Where is it?”
Geography
• The Balcones
Escarpment was
the result of a
giant earthquake
millions of years
ago.
Geography
• Geography helps deal
with the present by
explaining why people
live the way they do.
• Geography helps deal
with the past by
explaining why certain
events occurred the
way they did.
Geography
• Physical
characteristics of
geography
include the
climate, plants
and animals.
Climate
• Climate is
affected by
absolute
location, relative
location and
elevation.
Climate
• When cool air
from the north
combines with
moist, warm air
from the Gulf of
Mexico, it results
in violent storms.
Climate
• The Coastal Plains
region has a mild
climate because of
the Gulf of
Mexico.
Climate
• The Gulf of Mexico
most strongly
affects the climate
of the Coastal
Plains.
Climate
• The cooler
temperatures in
the Great Plains
are due largely to
the region’s high
elevation.
Climate
All of the following
are vegetation
regions found in
Texas:
• Savannas
• Large forests
• Grasslands
Regions
Texas makes up
about 7 percent
of the land area
of the United
States!
Regions
• The Gulf Coast
Plain product sold
to more than 100
countries around
the world is rice.
• Large-scale
commercial
farming is called
agribusiness.
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.
Regions
• The most
important
economic activity
in the Gulf Coast
Plain is cattle
raising.
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