Unit 1 – Native Texas and Its People Texas History Unit 1 – Native Texas and Its People

Natural Texas Natural Texas Landforms Environments Natural Resources Climates Soils

Culture Culture – is a way of life of a group of people--the behaviors, beliefs, values, and symbols that they accept, generally without thinking about them, and that are passed along by communication and imitation from one generation to the next.

Places and Regions Regions – an area with common characteristics that make it different from surrounding areas. Coastal Plains North Central Plains Great Plains Mountains and Basins Palo Duro Canyon, TX

Regions of Texas North Central Plains Great Plains Mountains and Basins Coastal Plains

Coastal Plains In the Gulf Coastal Plains, the weather in the summer is very hot and humid. The winters are mild. The Gulf Coastal Plains have many landforms such as the Gulf of Mexico, the Brazos River, the Colorado River, and the Rio Grande. The coast also has the Balcones Escarpment in it. A escarpment is a steep cliff. Another vocabulary term for the Gulf Coast is estuaries. Estuaries are where salty water and fresh water meet. There are also barrier islands in the Gulf Coast. A barrier island is an island that protects a coast from the damaging effects of tides. Last, there are faults. A fault is a crack in the crust of the Earth.  http://mikenziem.weebly.com/gulf-coastal-plains.html

North Central Plains The Central Plains are located in tornado alley. They have many tornados. The climate in the summer is hot/warm. The winters are cold. There are also a couple of landforms. The  Red River is in the Central Plains. The Central Plains have many buttes. Buttes are steep sided hills. There are also a lot of mesas. Mesas are landforms with flat tops due to erosion. http://mikenziem.weebly.com/great-plains.html

Great Plains The Great Plains are very dry. They also have mild summers and cold winters. The Great Plains are also known as the 'Hill Country". Pecos River, Edwards Plateau, Canadian River, Toyah Basin, Stockton Plateau.  The Caprock Escarpment is what separates the Great Plains from the North Central Plains. http://mikenziem.weebly.com/great-plains.html

Mountains and Basins The Mountains and Basins region has a climate of hot summers with hot daytimes and mild nights. The winters are cooler. Landforms of the Mountains and Basins are the Rio Grande, the Glass Mountains, the Chalk Mountains, the Chisos Mountains, and the Guadalupe Mountains.

Place – has physical and human characteristics that make it special. Animal and plant life Sources of water Climate and weather Landforms Soils Road Runner in Palo Duro Canyon

Physical and Human Characteristics Physical Characteristics Defining traits They include land forms, bodies of water, climate, soils, natural vegetation, and animal life. Human Characteristics The human characteristics of a place come from human ideas and actions. They include bridges houses, and parks. Human characteristics of place also include land use, density of population, language patterns, religion, architecture, and political systems.

Political Region Defined by Humans States Countries Counties

Cultural Region a region having a distinct pattern of culture

Physical and Human Factors Physical Factors The factors in the environment that affect how people adapt to the environment or populate the environment. Human Factors the study of the interaction between human beings and their environment in particular places and across spatial areas.