1. Review Questions Physical Setting
Regions, rivers, cities, and features listed on practice map
Rainfall patterns- east/west
Major aquifers and problems associated with each
Water supply problems and associated issues
Impact of size of state on politics of Texas

2. Regions

3. Texas Rivers

4. Rivers Cities

5. Texas Features Texas Features S Galveston Matagorta Penn.
Matagorta Isl
Mustang / St Joseph
Padre Island

6. Major Aquifers

7. Historical Settlement
1. Spanish-missions/forts, attempt to convert and make Native Americans agricultural
2. Mexico-land grants to Anglos who would agree to becoming Mexican citizens, Roman Catholic, and learning to speak Spanish
3. Settlement of Anglos- primarily from upper South Tenn, Ky, MO
a) Early arrivals 1814
b) Land Grants
c) Brazos and Colorado Valleys- cotton agriculture

8. Texas Economy Periods of economic development
’s- cotton/subsistence/ trade
cotton/cattle/grain/trade
’s- cotton/petroleum/refining
’s- petroleum/natural gas/sulfur/chemical, agriculture
1980’s-present- high tech/biomedical/trade/government/service

9. Review Questions Population
Population totals and growth rate
Racial/ethnic distribution (current & projected)
Urban/Suburban/Rural- patterns of growth
Impact of water supply/transportation on future growth

10. Educational
Relatively low levels of investment in public education (40th per capita spending)
Bottom quartile in graduation/performance ratings of public school graduates
Significant investment in higher education

11. Political Culture
Definition- a shared system of values, beliefs, and habits of behavior with regard to government and politics.

12. Factors in Texas Political Culture
Size of state & geographical isolation until 20th Century
History: Independent Republic
Mix of Old South & Western Cultures
Reconstruction
Extreme conservatism: social, economic, religious, political
State patriotism

13. Texas Constitution History of Texas Constitutions
Philosophies of constitutions- rationalistic vs realistic
Efforts to revise Texas Constitution
Reasons for failure
Future of revision efforts
Piecemeal amendments
Growing crisis of governmental efficiency