WELCOME TO TEXAS

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WELCOME TO TEXAS
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Introduction

• Hello, today you are going to be learning about
  Texas. So sit back relax, and watch this
  presentation. ??

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Texas
Texas
Texas
Texas
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Geography
Rivers
Plateau
Plains
Canadian
Coastal
Ozark
Red
Great Plains
Edwards
Colorado
Balcones Escarpment
Brazos
Rio Grande
Llano Estacado
Arkansas
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Colorado River
Ozark Plateau
Coastal Plains
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Climate

• Warm or hot summers,mild winter. Dry or very dry.
  ( El Paso)
• Warm or hot summer,cold winters. Dry. ( Amarillo,
  Lubbock, Midland, San Antonio, Corpus Christi,
  Laredo, McAllen, and Brownsville)
• Hot summers,mild or warm winters. Wet. ( Wichita
  Falls, Irving, Fort Worth, Dallas, Waco,
  Austin??, Beaumont, Houston, Pasadena, and
  Galveston.

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El Paso
Midland
Houston
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Plant and Animal Life

• Koala
• Red Kangaroo
• Black Bear
• Fly River Turtle
• Frilled Lizards
• Black Milk Snake

• Prairie Pink
• Texas Star
• Purple weather flower
• Texas Nightshade
• Texas Madrone
• Mexican White Oak

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History
1963
1541
1845
1900
A spanish explorer crossed the Rio Grande River
in Texas.
On September 8, one of the horrible hurricane in
history levels Galveston.
President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in
Dallas. Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas is sworn in as
36th president for the USA.
On December 29, Texas joins the USA .
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Culture

• The Texas music is more of a hoedown throw down.
  You want to get up and dance.
• You would more likely wear shorts, with plaid
  shirts, cowboy boots, and cowboy hats.
• You would want to be outside and tan and play.
• The kind of food people eat are Mexican. People
  enjoy spicy chile.

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Jobs

• Rancher
• Farmer
• Truck Drivers
• Oiler

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Landmarks and Monuments

• Big Bend National Park
• Guadalupe Mountains National Park
• NASA
• Dinosaur Valley State Park

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Natural Resources

• Oil
• Soil
• Salt
• Solar Power

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Fun Facts ??
Capital Austin
Population 18,723,991
Nickname The Lone Star State
State Song Texas , our Texas
State Flower Mocking Bird
State Tree Pecan
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Sources
By Jasmine
America's Story- americaslibrary.gov
Regions Book
Google