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TEXAS GEOGRAPHY
REVIEW!
Texas is a big
place so this is a
big review! Can
you handle it?
Why do we study history?
What is History?
• The study of the past
• We study history to
know what to expect
in the future
What is Geography?
• The study of the
Earth, its features,
and its people
History and Geography
are linked. Geography
can affect history just
as history can affect
geography.
I. Five Themes of Geography
A. Location
1. Absolute – exact position; such as a
point of latitude and longitude
2. Relative – where things are in
relation to others
Location
absolute
location
exact position of
a place using
latitude and
longitude
relative
location
location of a place
in relation to
another place
What is the absolute location
of Houston?
What is the relative location of
Texas?
I. Five Themes of Geography
A. Location
1. Absolute – exact position; such as a point of
latitude and longitude
2. Relative – where things are in relation to
others
B. Place and Regions
1. Place – different features and
characteristics that identify an area:
landforms, climate, language, music
2. Region – areas united by similar
characteristics
Elevation-height of the land
• What is your elevation? How tall are you?
• West Texas is a tall place with Guadalupe Peak reaching
8, 749 feet.
• The Humble area is about 90 feet above sea level.
Precipitation
Drip, drip, drip…
How much rain does
our area receive each
year?
What part of Texas
receives the most rain?
What part receives the
least amount of rain?
I. Five Themes of Geography
A. Location
1. Absolute – exact position; such as a point of latitude and longitude
2. Relative – where things are in relation to others
B. Place and Regions
1. Place – an area defined by different features and characteristics:
landforms, climate, plants, animals
2. Region – Areas with similar characteristics are regions
C. Human Environment Interaction –
the relationship between people and
the environment, and how it affects our
lives
1. Actions of people: (examples on next slide)
How have people changed the
land to live on it or by it?
AGRIBUSINESS
• Agribusiness combines farming, ranching
and related businesses.
• It is an important part of the Texas economy.
• Cotton is the number one cash crop for our
state.
I. Five Themes of Geography
A. Location
1. Absolute – exact position; such as a point of latitude and longitude
2. Relative – where things are in relation to others
B. Place and Regions
1. Place – an area defined by different features and characteristics:
landforms, climate, plants, animals
2. Region – Areas with similar characteristics are regions
C. Human Environment Interaction – What links people to the surrounding
environment
D. Human Systems
1. Movement of people
2. Culture brought to an area
TEJANO
• Texas has a very rich
cultural history.
• Much of the Texas
culture is tied to
Mexico such as food,
architecture, and
language.
• A Tejano is a person
of Mexican heritage
who calls Texas
home.
Other Prominent
Texan Cultures
German
Fredricksburg
New Braunfels
Boerne
Czech
Dubina
Hostyn
Praha
I. Five Themes of Geography
A. Location
1. Absolute – exact position; such as a point of latitude and longitude
2. Relative – where things are in relation to others
B. Place and Regions
1. Place – an area defined by different features and characteristics:
landforms, climate, plants, animals
2. Region – Areas with similar characteristics are regions
C. Human Environment Interaction – What links people to the surrounding
environment
D. Human Systems
1. Movement of people
2. Culture brought to an area
E. Physical Systems – how naturally
occurring events interact with and shape
the Earth: volcanoes, hurricanes…
II. Major Landforms
A. Plains – Gently rolling land
B. Plateaus – table-land
C. Escarpments – steep cliff caused by fault
line
D. Mountains
Texas Plains:
gently rolling land
West Texas Plateau:
table land
Escarpment: steep cliff caused by a
fault line
• Caprock: in
the Texas
Panhandle
• Balcones:
in central
Texas
Texas mountains that
take a prize!
El Capitan (above)
8th highest peak
Guadalupe Peak (right)
Tallest peak in Texas!
III. Texas Vegetation
1. Forests
2. Savannas –
short grasses
and small
shrubs
3. Grasslands –
grass covered
land
Pop Quiz!
Which one is which?
Savanna D
Barrier island B
Plateau
A
D
C
B
A
IV. Texas Water Resources
A. Gulf of Mexico
B. Rivers and reservoirs (man-made
lakes)
C. Aquifers – underground lakes
Gulf of Mexico
Reservoirs-man-made lakes
Which one
of these is
not a
reservoir?
Lake
Houston
Lake
Livingston
Caddo
Lake
Ahhhhhhhh!
Texas Aquifers
Rain slowly fills these
giant underground
lakes. The aquifer
then supplies water
for drinking and
irrigation.
V. Texas Mineral Resources
A. Natural Gas: combustible mixture of
hydrocarbon gases found trapped in
rock
B. Coal: black rock used as fuel
C. Talc: used in ceramics, paint and
powder
D. Petroleum: crude oil found in rock
used to make gasoline
Most Important Mineral
Resources
Coal
Petrochemical Industry
• Refines oil and
natural gas into
something useful
• The area around
Pasadena and Deer
Park has many of
these refineries.
• Ever heard of
Stinkadena?
Landforms Assignment
• Choose 10 of the terms that we took notes
on today, create a visual or picture for that
term and label each drawing. Use map
pencils to color your illustrations.