The most common landform in Texas

Plains

These are steep cliffs.

escarpments

There is only one naturallake in Texas.

Caddo Lake

Large water source south of Texas

The Gulf of Mexico

Underground water ?

• aquifers

Your food, clothes, and shelter are influenced by …

Where you live

Edwards Aquifer

Water from Edwards Aquifer

Which aquifer is in the high plains of Texas?

The Ogallala Aquifer

Ogallala Aquifer

Water from the Ogallala Aquifer

Effects of Texas’ relative location

weather

Why do the mountains get more rain than the desert?

Clouds move upward.

This can happen when cool air meets warm air.

Violent storms

People bring ideas & culture from one place to another

Cultural Diffusion

Name three physical characteristics of geography.

Climate, plants, animals

Four human characteristics:

• Language, religion, politics, architecture

language

“Hello”

Religion

“What do I believe in ?”

politics

“How should my town be run ?”

architecture

Things people build

3 ways humans have affected the environment in Texas:

1. polluted rivers

2. Polluted air

3. Trees have been cut down.

The most important mineral sources in Texas

• Oil and natural gas

A renewable energy source

Solar power

The exact location of a place on the earth’s surface

Absolute location

The position of a place compared to another place

Relative location

Relationships linking people to their surroundings

• Human-environment interaction

Human-environment interaction

Human-environment interaction

Human-environment interaction

Human-environment interaction

Human environment interaction

• Relationships linking people to their surroundings

Human environment interaction

Largest city in Texas

Houston

Houston

The only state larger than Texas

Alaska

Areas united by one or more common characteristics

regions

Texas Regions

Coastal Plains

Mountains & Basins

Great Plains

Central Plains

A major manufacturing and trade center

• metroplex

Dallas

Fort Worth

Largest city in Mountains & Basins Region

Coastal Plains

Mountains & Basins

Great Plains

Central Plains

El Paso

Largest city in the Great Plains

Coastal Plains

Mountains & Basins

Great Plains

Central Plains

These rivers border Texas

Red River, Sabine, Rio Grande

This river runs between Texas and Mexico.

• What is the Rio Grande?

This river borders Oklahoma.

•The Red River

There is only one naturallake in Texas.

• What is Caddo Lake ?

This region has the least rain

Coastal Plains

Mountains & Basins

Great Plains

Central Plains

Mountain & Basins

Desert plants are found in this region

• Mountain Basin Region

This region has most of the rain

Coastal Plains

Mountains & Basins

Great Plains

Central Plains

Coastal Plains

This region has most of the people

Coastal Plains

Mountains & Basins

Great Plains

Central Plains

Coastal Plains

Amarillo

Where is the mountain basin region?

• West Texas

This city is the capital of Texas.

• What is Austin ?

This is an undergroundwater supply.

• What is an aquifer ?

A weakness in the earth’s crust

fault

An island that protects the land

Barrier island

The Galveston Sea Wall