1. Dallas, Texas By: Carlie Suris

2. Welcome to Dallas! Dallas is a sophisticated city and marketplace of the world. People and businesses come from colder regions to enjoy our warm climate. Dallas has grown in size and importance to become a leader in culture, industry, fashion and finance.

3. Geosphere of Dallas The area of Dallas is 385.8 square miles Elevation Ranges from 500 -800 feet above sea level. Within this area there are 142 farms

4. City Life

5. Parks Lakeside Park is beautiful, 14 acres, and fun for family. Walk over the bridge and enjoy the nature and stop and take a picture with a huge bear!

6. City Fun Facts The Dallas Arts District is the largest urban arts district in the United States. The 52 foot statue that greets visitors at the annual State Fair of Texas is the tallest cowboy in Texas. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the No. 1 visitor and leisure destination in Texas.

7. Earthquakes in Dallas 65 earthquakes in the past year 103 total for Texas There have been more earthquakes in Dallas since 2008. They are small but more frequent. This may be due to the increase in drilling for oil.

8. Hydrosphere Within a 100 mile radius of the city there and more then 60 lakes Bachman lake is a small freshwater lake surrounded by beautiful parks.

9. Trinity River The Trinity River is the longest river that is contained entirely in Texas. Thought to be the new “center” of Dallas

10. Biosphere Dallas has more racial diversity then Texas DallasTexasUS White58%74%73% Black24%11%12% Hispanic41%38%16% Asian3%4%5%

11. Population: 1,240,985 (2010-2014) Dallas’s population has increased over the last couple of years.

12. Crime Rate Unfortunately the crime rate increase also

13. Vegetation Map

14. Vegetation Information More than 100 million acres of Texas are devoted to grazing, both for domestic and wild animals. This is the largest single use of land in the state. More than 80 percent reage is devoted to range in the Edwards Plateaunt

15. Wildlife 540 species of birds, the Northern mockingbird is the national birds of Texas There's a few mammals too such as, bat, bears, and armodillo Armadillo- The nine-banded mostly found in Texas Oklahoma and Mississippi. Black Bear ins the most common bear found in Texas