Chapter 2 Lesson 1 Geography of Texas

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Chapter 2 Lesson 1 Geography of Texas
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Texas is....
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1st largest
10th largest
2nd largest
25th largest
1st largest
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10th largest
2nd largest
25th largest
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Geography
2nd largest state in U.S.
western hemisphere
southwest U.S.
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Elements of Texas Geography
relative location matters, Gulf of Mexico provides oil, fishing, tourism, and shipping
physical characteristics- landforms, climate, plants, animals
human characteristics- language, religion, architecture
geographers look at land at climate and events-Hamilton Pool in Travis Co. revealed by erosion
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Hamilton Pool, Travis Co. Texas
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Which are considered physical characteristics?
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language, religion, and architecture
landforms, climate, plants, animals
oil, fishing, shipping, tourism
language, religion, and architecture
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landforms, climate, plants, animals
oil, fishing, shipping, tourism
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Geographers
study people, ideas, and goods move
Examples: transportation systems like railroads, 1900 Galveston Storm, or stil effects crop types
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What year did a hurricane destroy Galveston so they created a seawall?
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1900
1900
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Changing population
26 million people
Texas changed more every decade that entire U.S.
very diverse
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Where do Texans live?
Dallas-started as cotton market and grew after oil
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro has 6.7 million people
Fort Worth- military outpost, became big for cattle industry after railroads
Arlington- known for industry, General Motors
Angus and Lometa- small rural towns
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What caused Ft. Worth to boom into a thriving cattle industry?
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oil
cotton
Civil War
railroads
oil
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cotton
Civil War
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