bishops tour bus company presents regions of texas!

Bishop’s Tour Bus Company Presents

Regions of Texas!

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Copy and answer the following questions in your notebook:

1. Where in Texas have you visited?

2. What did you learn about that place?

3. If you could choose the “best place” in Texas to live, where would it be?

During the Bus Tour

Take Careful Notes

Tour the Regions of Texas

Visit Key Tourist Sites

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Lower Rio Grande Valley

Bus Stop Number 1

1. Exit the bus carefully.

2. Visit the site.

3. Write a postcard home summarizing what you have learned.

4. Be sure to use these words in your summary: Spindletop, Captain Anthony Lucas, January 10, 1901, “black gold”, oil field and petroleum industry

5. Draw a picture on the front of your postcard to represent what you have learned.

Boiler Avenue, Spindletop, 1903

http://www.360texas.com/virtualtour/texas/ftw/aidftw.htm

Bus Stop Number 2

1. Exit the bus carefully.

2. Visit the site.

3. Write a postcard home summarizing what you have learned.

4. Be sure to use these words in your summary: 1849, Camp Worth, Chisholm Trail, railroad, economy, recreation, and “Cowtown”.

5. Draw a picture on the front of your postcard to represent what you have learned.

ProcessingReflect on what you have learned about the different regions of Texas. Which one would you consider the “best place to live”?

Pro Con

Economy:

Entertainment:

History:

Climate:

Natural Resources:

Name of RegionThink about the economy, entertainment, history, climate and natural resources of a region as you decide. Then create a pro and con chart detailing the good and the bad about a certain region.

Brochure

Create a brochure on a region of Texas.

1. Which is the best region of Texas to live in?

2. Include: Economic Resources, Industry, Geography, Cities, Entertainment

3. Don’t forget a map!