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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.

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Texas History, Ch. 1 and 2

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  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.

  22. Good Luck on Your Test!!

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