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25 questionsYou will need to know
- Texas Rivers ( no word bank for everyone!!!)
- Physical geography vocabulary (Geography geoterms/ Types of Maps/borders)
- U.S. and Mexican States surrounding Texas++ Advanced classes (5th/6th will have no word
banks)
++ Pre-AP classes (will have a word bank for the vocabulary and states section)
You will have a quiz on Thursday so study
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++ Have your Geography Geoterms we worked on yesterday out and your green Texas Regions
map
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Absolute LocationThe exact location of a place (the address, or longitude/latitude).Ex. Murchison MS is at 3700 North Hills Dr. Austin, TX 78731
Relative LocationThe location of a place in relation to other places (where it is relative to other things).Ex. Murchison MS is down the street from HEB and across from Starbucks
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The Escarpments help make up the NATURAL BORDERS for the Four Regions of Texas
Four Regions of Texas
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BALCONES ESCARPMENT
CAPROCK ESCARPMENT
Escarpment a long steep slope, esp. at the edge of a plateau or separating areas of land at different heights
Coastal Plains
Edwards Plateau
High Plains
Permian Basin
Major Texas Landforms
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BALCONES ESCARPMENT
TX Landforms
South
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CAPROCK ESCARPMENT
TX Landforms
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Great Plains Region
Central Plains(Central Lowland) Region
Mountains & Basins Region
Coastal Plains Region
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•Gulf Coastal Plain•Central Plains (Central Lowland)
•Great Plains•Mountains and Basins
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Coastal Plains Region
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Location of Coastal RegionCovers 1/3 of the land of Texas Northeast border is the Sabine River Southeast border is the Gulf of Mexico West border is the Balcones Escarpment
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Coastal Cities……Austin (on the border)Houston Dallas (on the border) Waco (on the border)Texarkana Corpus Christi Brownsville
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Coastal Climate…….Hot and damp, humid Tornadoes, hurricanes 30-55 inches of rain per year
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Way of life….The gulf coast is a major center of economic
activity. The marshlands provide breeding grounds for ocean life, which make the fish and shrimp businesses very important.
The port of Houston is one of the 10 busiest ports in the world.
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Economy: OIL AND GAS
Along the coastal region you will find many oil rigs that are on-shore and off-shore….
The ocean gives easy access to ship the oil and gas to where it needs to go..
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PLANTSThe land along the Gulf Coast is very near
sea level. It is hard for water to drain off the land, since there is nowhere lower for the water to go. Much of the coast of Texas is made up of marshes----wetlands where a variety of tall grasses grow.
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Coastal Animals….Many kinds of animals live in the coastal
region… To name a few…Hundreds of birds-Bald eagle, Quail, Hawk, Owl,
etcWhite tail deerFoxesSkunksRiver ottersBobcatsAlligators in the marshes!!! Some weigh up to
500 lbs!!!
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AMAZING ANIMALS OF THE COASTAL PLAINS
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And the road runner….
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The real road runner…..
Can you name other coastal animals……
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North Central Plains
NORTHCENTRALPLAINS
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Location of North Central PlainsThe North Central Plains is bordered in the
north by the Red River. In the west, it includes a small piece of the Panhandle.
It is border on the east by the Caprock Escarpment in the panhandle and by the Balcones Fault to the southeast.
Picture of Edwards Plateau
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Central Plains Cities…..
Fort WorthAbileneWichita FallsSan Angelo
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Central Plains Climate
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CENTRAL PLAINSECONOMY
•RANCHING•COTTON AND WHEAT FARMING•NATURAL GAS FROM THE BARNETT SHALE
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Central Plain - PlantsBlue bonnetsIndian PaintbrushOak TreesMesquite Trees
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Indian Blanket
Blue Sage
OakTree
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North Central Plain - AnimalsBobcatTurkeysWhite-tailed deerScreech OwlMexican Freetail BatCliff Swallow
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GREATPLAINS
THE GREAT PLAINS
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Location of Great PlainsCaprock Escarpment separates Great Plains from North
Central Plains in the east. In the north the border is the state of Oklahoma and in the
west the border is the state of New Mexico.The Southern border of the Great Plains is the Edwards
Plateau In the North lie the High Plains which rises in elevation as you
move west.
Edwards Plateau which is hilly and is a part of the Texas Hill Country.
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Great Plains CitiesAmarilloLubbockAbileneMidlandOdessa
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Great Plains ClimateDry air
Tornadoes Little rain 20-30 inches of rain per year
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Great Plains EconomyFarming - fruits, vegetables, watermelons,
oats Ranching - cattle, angora goats (mohair) Cedar trees - fenceposts Oil and gas
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Great Plains PlantsPrickly pearYuccaIndian PaintbrushCactus
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Animalsof the Great Plains
PronghornPrairie DogSnakesHorny Toad
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Mountains and Basins
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Location of theMountains andBasinsFar west Texas East border near
Pecos River South border is the
Rio Grande North border is New
Mexico
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Cities of theMountainsand Basins
El Paso PecosPresidio
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Climate of theMountains and BasinsDriest part of state 8 inches of rain per year, 20 in
mountains Hot days, cool nights
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Mountains and BasinsEconomyRanching - cattle, sheep, goat Farming - cotton, fruits, vegetables,
cantaloupes (irrigation in El Paso and Pecos River Valley)
Oil and gas - part of Permian Basin
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Plants of theMountainsand Basins
IT IS FLAT!!!!!
Some sagebrush
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Animals of the Mountainsand Basins
Rattlesnakes
Armadillos
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Texas Regions Stations Activity• You will now complete a stations activity to determine
which stations are associated with which Texas regions. You may circle more than one answer, but you should be able to explain them.
• Make sure to use complete sentences and explain your answer.
Station 1: Bluebonnet
Which region? (Circle one) Coastal Plains Central PlainsGreat Plains Basin and Mountains
Explain: Bluebonnets are native to the Central Plains.
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Stations Expectations• No more than one or two to a station• Work with your group to answer the questions• Do not move on to the next station until you hear the timer• Rotate even if you are not finished when you hear the timer;
there may be time at the end to complete missing stations• If you get done early; wait until you here the time to rotate
with the next station.• Don’t forget- write in complete sentences!!
Have fun and be productive
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West East
Middle Latitudes: this means we have a warm, mild climate
Gulf of Mexico
Barrier
Islands
Flat land and Rolling hills
Coastal PlainsForests
(in East TX)
Oil & Natural Gas
Balcones
Escarpm
ent
Edwards Plateau
Savannas – shrubs (smaller trees) and grasses
High Plains
Grasslands
Caprock
Escarpm
ent
Basins
Mo
un
tains
Oil & Natural Gas
Edwards Aquifer
Ogallala Aquifer
(Hill Country)
(Panhandle)
Desert Plants
Grass - (in the Gulf Coast Plains)
In Texas, as you travel from east to west, the LAND gets HIGHER and the CLIMATE gets DRIER!!