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The most common landform in Texas
Plains
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These are steep cliffs. escarpments
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There is only one natural lake in Texas.
Caddo Lake
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Large water source south of Texas
The Gulf of Mexico
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Underground water ? aquifers
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Your food, clothes, and shelter are influenced by …
Where you live
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Edwards Aquifer
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Water from Edwards Aquifer
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Which aquifer is in the high plains of Texas?
The Ogallala Aquifer
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Ogallala Aquifer
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Water from the Ogallala Aquifer
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Effects of Texas’ relative location
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weather
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Why do the mountains get more rain than the desert?
Clouds move upward.
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This can happen when cool air meets warm air.
Violent storms
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People bring ideas & culture from one place to another
Cultural Diffusion
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Name three physical characteristics of geography.
Climate, plants, animals
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Four human characteristics:
Language, religion, politics, architecture
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language “Hello”
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Religion “What do I believe in ?”
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politics “How should my town be run ?”
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architecture Things people build
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3 ways humans have affected the environment in Texas:
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1. polluted rivers
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2. Polluted air
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3. Trees have been cut down.
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The most important mineral sources in Texas
Oil and natural gas
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A renewable energy source
Solar power
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The exact location of a place on the earth’s surface
Absolute location
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The position of a place compared to another place
Relative location
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Relationships linking people to their surroundings
Human-environment interaction
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Human-environment interaction
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Human-environment interaction
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Human-environment interaction
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Human-environment interaction
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Human environment interaction
Relationships linking people to their surroundings
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Human environment interaction
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Largest city in Texas Houston
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Houston
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The only state larger than Texas
Alaska
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Areas united by one or more common characteristics
regions
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Texas Regions Great Plains Central Plains Mountains & Basins
Coastal Plains
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A major manufacturing and trade center
metroplex
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Dallas
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Fort Worth
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Largest city in Mountains & Basins Region
Great Plains Central Plains Mountains & Basins Coastal Plains
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El Paso
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Largest city in the Great Plains
Central Plains Mountains & Basins Coastal Plains
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These rivers border Texas
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Red River, Sabine, Rio Grande
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This river runs between Texas and Mexico.
What is the Rio Grande?
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This river borders Oklahoma.
The Red River
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There is only one natural lake in Texas.
What is Caddo Lake ?
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This region has the least rain
Great Plains Central Plains Mountains & Basins Coastal Plains Mountain & Basins
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Desert plants are found in this region
Mountain Basin Region
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This region has most of the rain
Great Plains Central Plains Mountains & Basins Coastal Plains Coastal Plains
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This region has most of the people
Great Plains Central Plains Mountains & Basins Coastal Plains Coastal Plains
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Amarillo
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Where is the mountain basin region?
West Texas
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This city is the capital of Texas.
What is Austin ?
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This is an underground water supply.
What is an aquifer ?
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A weakness in the earth’s crust
fault
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An island that protects the land
Barrier island
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The Galveston Sea Wall
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