Geography of Texas Flashcards

1
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What is the physical range that is near the gulf coast?

A

Gulf Coastal Plain

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2
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What is the physical range that is at the pan-handle

A

Mountain and Basins

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3
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What is the physical range that makes a leftward right angle?

A

Great Plains

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4
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What is the physical range that is right below Oklahoma?

A

North Central Plains

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5
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Describe the characteristics of Mountains and Basins

A
  • mostly dry and hot
  • mostly mountains and basins
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6
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What is the biggest landmark of Mountains and basins

A

El Paso

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7
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Describe the characteristics of Great Plains

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  • plains
  • has the panhandle
  • higher elevation
  • some farming
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8
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What is the biggest landmark of Great Plains?

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  • hill county
  • palo duro canyon
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9
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Describe the characteristics of North Central Plains?

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  • plains w/ lower elevation
  • warmer and wetter
  • lot of farming
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10
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What is the biggest city of north central plains

A

fort worth

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11
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what does fort worth have a lot of?

A

oil

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12
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Describe the characteristics of Coastal plains

A
  • largest geographic region in Texas
  • low plains
  • hot and humid
  • lot of water
  • good farming
  • large population
  • lot of forests
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13
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What cities are in Coastal Plains

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  • Houston
  • dallas
  • austin
  • san antonio
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14
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which of the following is a Hurricane Disaster Plain
1. mountain and basin
2. great plains
3. north central plains
4. coastal plains

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4

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15
Q

How is coastal plains rich?

A

ocean trade and oil resource

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16
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What are all the major citys

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  • Houston
  • San Antonio
  • Dallas
  • Austin
  • Fort worth
  • El Paso
17
Q

Natural/Histonic Landmark:

A
  • Big bend
  • Guadalupe mountains
  • San antonio mission
  • palo alto
18
Q

Major waterways

A
  • gulf of mexico
  • rio grande
  • red river
  • colorodo river
  • recos river
  • brazos river
  • sabine river
19
Q

Local points

A
  • the alamo
  • space center=>houston
  • san jacinto battlefield
  • the big thicket
20
Q

Define Weather

A

a specific event happens over for hours,days,or weeks

21
Q

Define Climate

A

average weather over 30 years

22
Q

Define Humidity

A

amount of water vapor in air

23
Q

What is the characteristics of Hot-Humid

A

high temp and lots of rain w/ wetter air most of the year

24
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What is the characteristics of Hot-Dry

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higher temp. & low rain w/ less water in the air most of the year

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What is the characteristics of Mixed-Dry
Temp. flactuate w/ little rain & not much water in the air
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What is the characteristics of Mixed-Humid
Temp. fluctuate w/ moderate rain & wetness in the air
27
What is the 1st area explored by spanish in Texas
Texas Coast
28
(''''''''''''''')destroyed he Cabeza de Vaca expedition
hurricane
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Cabeza de Vaca expedition lead to what expedition
Coronado expedition
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What was Coronado expedition was looking for what?
The was a old Folk tale told by the native the live there called "The legend of Cibola(Gold)",and the coronado expedition beacause of his eager for the 3 G's (mostly gold)
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Texas has been under the control of...
* spain * france(for not so long and did not take importance in conquering Texas) * spain * mexico * Texas(The battle of the Alamo) * The USA * The CSA(civil war) * USA
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A Border Skirmish(a minor battle) to decide if the Rio grande is the
proper border of texas
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(""""''') discovery would benifit the Tx economy
oil