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Chapter 3 Vocabulary PLAINS- A wide area of flat or gentle rolling land PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY- The physical features of the earth’s surface HUMAN GEOGRAPHY- The features of the earth that are created or changed by humans SETTLEMENT- A place where people live

Chapter 3 Vocabulary TRIBUTARY- A stream that flows into a larger stream or other body of water. AQUIFER- An underground layer of porous rock, gravel, or sand containing water that may reach the surface through springs or wells.

Chapter 3 Use your river map and text book (pg50) to label the major rivers in Texas.

Roy Bedichek spent his childhood in the small farming town of Eddy, Texas, south of Waco. He later attended the University of Texas at Austin. In the fall of 1917, Bedichek was named director of the University Interscholastic League coordinating sporting and academic competitions for Texas high schools. A Texas author known for his works: Adventures with a Texas Naturalist and Karankaway Country pg51

Rolling Plains Cross Timbers Grand Prairie North Central Plains pg53 SUBREGION- A smaller division of a geographic region. Mountains and Basins Edward’s Plateau Llano Basin High Plains South Texas Plain Gulf Coastal Plains Piney Woods Post Oak Belt Coastal Plains Great Plains Blackland Prairies Great Plains Precipitation in Texas decreases when moving east to west, and increases when you go west to east

Coastal Plains Region Five (5) sub-regions : PINEYWOODS- This sub-region is where you live. Caddo Lake is located here also. It receives inches rainfall per year and has a growing season of days POST OAK BELT- Located west of piney woods, Pine trees are replaced with oak, hickory and other hardwood trees Its growing season of days BLACKLAND PRAIRIES-Borders the Balcones Escarpment near Oklahoma, has and average rainfall of inches and a growing season of days GULF COASTAL PLAINS- Follows the arc of the Gulf of Mexico.The climate is humid, rainfall is 25-50inches, and has a growing season of days. SOUTH TEXAS PLAINS- The climate is warm, growing season is days and rainfall varies from 30inches near San Antonio to 25 inches near Laredo pg52

Coastal Plains Region Physical Features Wooded land area with plenty of precipitation. It has rich soil and a long growing season. pg52

Coastal Plains Region Major Cities Texarkana, Dallas, Waco, San Antonio, Houston,Corpus Christi, Brownsville pg52

BENCHMARK ? CADDO LAKE IS THE ONLY NATURAL LAKE IN TEXAS

NORTH CENTRAL PLAINS Sub-Regions GRAND PRAIRIE - The area gets about 30 inches of precipitation per year. The growing season is from 230 to 260 days.The vegetation mostly consists of tall grasses and scattered hardwood trees. CROSS TIMBER- Cross Timbers are capable of growing trees such as post oaks, hickories, pecans, and elms. Rainfall in the Cross Timbers measures about 30 inches per year. the growing season is about 240 days. LOWER PLAINS /ROLLING PLAINS-Rainfall in the Rolling Plains varies as you travel east to west.The eastern areas get around 30 inches per year, but the western areas usually get less than 20 inches. The growing season is about 220 days. The Rolling Plains sub-region is largely a steppe.

Chapter 3 Vocabulary ESCARPMENT- A cliff or abrupt break in the lands surface. STEPPE- A vast treeless plain GROWING SEASON- The average number of days between the last killing frost to the first killing frost of fall.

NORTH CENTRAL PLAINS Physical Features Rolling plains with low hills covered with grasses and brush. Hot temperatures during the summer months

MAJOR CITIES NORTH CENTRAL PLAINS ARLINGTON, FORT WORTH, ABILENE, WICHITA FALLS, SAN ANGELO

GREAT PLAINS SUB-REGIONS HIGH PLAINS - The High Plains, also known as the Llano Estacado, is one of the flattest places on earth. The climate is dry, with precipitation amounting to less than 20 inches per year. The growing season ranges from 180 days to 220 days. EDWARDS PLATEAU- The Edwards Plateau makes up the southern part of the Great Plains region. The Edwards Aquifer is a large bed of water-bearing rock that supplies water for San Antonio. Precipitation ranges from about 18 to 30 inches per year. The growing season is estimated to last from 210 to 220 days each year. LlANO BASIN- The Llano Basin is made up of granite, The pink granite that was used to build the Texas Capitol building in Austin came from the Llano Basin. Precipitation averages about 30 inches per year, and the growing season lasts about 230 days.

GREAT PLAINS PHYSICAL FEATURES FLAT TREELESS PLAIN WHERE WINTERS ARE COLD. LARGE CATTLE RANCHES AND FARMS

GREAT PLAINS MAJOR CITIES LUBBOCK AMARILLO KERRVILLE DEL RIO

Chapter 3 Vocabulary METROPOLITAN AREA- A city and all the areas surrounding it that depend on the central city. SUBURB- A smaller community just outside a city INDUSTRY- The activity of making or preparing products for sale. HERITAGE- Beliefs and customs that people receive from their ancestors.

MOUNTAIN AND BASINS SUB-REGION

MOUNTAIN AND BASINS PYHSICAL FEATURES Dry desert area with large mountains, little rainfall and very large ranches

MAJOR CITY EL PASO

BENCHMARK ? URBAN= CITYRURAL= COUNTRY