CHAPTER 2 A LAND CALLED TEXAS

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Texas A Land of Change
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Waterways in Texas
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WATER RESOURCES IN TEXAS

• Rivers 22 rivers are located in Texas
• Lakes Caddo Lake is the only natural lake
• Reservoirs artificial lakes that store water
  for drinking purposes
• 4. Aquifers formations of natural gravel, rock
  and sand that trap and hold rainwater underground
  largest aquifer in Texas is the Ogallala
• 5. Gulf Texas is located along the Gulf of
  Mexico

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ViDeos

• Know Your Texas Rivers!
• Watching the Texas Rivers Flow
• Cindy Explains Waterways

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Landforms
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ViDeos

• The Four Regions of Texas
• Texas Landform Regions
• Texas Escarpments

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FOUR LANDFORMS IN TEXAS

• Hills
• Mountains - Highest Point in Texas is the
  Guadalupe Peak
• Plains areas of flat or gently rolling land
  without a sharp rise or fall
• Plateaus areas of flat elevated land that drop
  sharply on one or more side
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hills
mountains
plateaus
plains
lakes reservoirs
rivers streams
aquifers
Gulf of Mexico
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Climate
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ViDeos

• Weather and Climate of Texas
• Geography and Texas Weather
• Land of Dangerous Weather

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EFFECT OF CLIMATE AND WEATHER ON ECONOMY AND LIFE

• Natural disasters cause problems for humans,
  animals, and businesses.
• Tornadoes cause damage to livestock and property
  by high winds.
• Droughts cause water shortages and damage Texas
  farm and ranching industries.
• Hurricanes, floods, and blizzards injure people
  and damage property and industries.

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The Texas Climate
hot summers lots of sunshine
closeness of Texas toequator
rainfall increaseswest to east
warm, moist Gulf air inEast Texas
hotter temperatures
warm, dry winds from the west
cooler summers warmer wintershigher humidity
sea breezes off theGulf of Mexico
colder in winterhas northers
cold winds from the north
cooler at higherelevations year-round
at higher elevations air is thinner and absorbs
less heat
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PLANTS AND ANIMALS ARE AFFECTED BY LANDSCAPE AND
CLIMATE

• Climate, landforms, and soil determine where a
  plant will grow.
• Vegetation provides a habitat to a wide variety
  of animals.
• - habitat environmental home

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Population
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ViDeos

• How Texas Shaped Up!
• The Population of Texas Grows
• Texas Sized Cities

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FACTORS THAT HAVE LED TO POPULATION GROWTH IN
TEXAS

• More births and fewer deaths
• Increased immigration and migration
• Population Growth Rate

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Texans and Geography
immigrationand migration
birth ratehigher thandeath rate
decreasing death rate due to better health care
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Natural Resources
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ViDeos

• Texass Natural Resources
• Cattle, Cotton, and Corn
• The Natural Resources of Texas

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NATURAL RESOURCES FOUND IN TEXAS

• Agriculture climate, soil, water, trees,
  prairie grasses, sunlight
• Energy oil, coal, natural gas, sunlight, wind
• Construction and Mining trees, sand, gravel,
  copper, salt, sulfur

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SECTION 4
Natural Resources of Texas
TEXAS NATURAL RESOURCES
climate, soil, water(rainfall, rivers,
reser-voirs, lakes, aquifers),trees,
prairiegrasses, sunlight
oil, coal,natural gas,sunlight, wind
trees, sand,gravel, copper,salt, sulfur