Adapting and Modifying the Environment in Texas
Texans use this technology to stay cool in hot climates
What is air conditioning?
This region of Texas is wet, near the Gulf of Mexico, and has major cities
What is the Coastal Plains?
Flat, fertile land tends to attract settlers because of this reason
What is ease of farming and food production?
Areas that are extremely hot or extremely cold typically have this population characteristic.
What is low population density?
This was the main purpose of apartheid in South Africa.
What is to legally separate races?
Building dams in Texas provides electricity but has this negative consequence
What is affecting wildlife?
Deserts and mountains are a defining feature of this Texas region
What is the Mountain Basins region?
This type of land is most favorable to settlement due to its geographic advantages.
What is flat, fertile land?
This is the relationship between natural resources and population density
What is that areas rich in natural resources tend to be densely populated?
Mansa Musa's kingdom of Mali was characterized by this cultural achievement.
What is being a center of Islamic culture and education?
Building houses on stilts in flood-prone areas is an example of Texans doing this to their environment.
What is modifying their environment?
Cowboys and ranching are most common in this Texas region
What is the Great Plains?
Settlements in early America were often built on rivers or coastlines for this purpose.
What is transportation?
Alaska has low population density for this reason.
What is its cold, mountainous geography?
The term "Scramble for Africa" refers to this historical event.
What is the European rush to colonize Africa?
Texans invented the windmill to solve this resource challenge on the plains
What is pumping water in areas lacking natural resources?
This region has rolling hills and fertile farmland, making it ideal for agriculture
What is the North Central Plains?
This geographic factor significantly impacts population patterns.
What is the shape and height of land?
This type of climate is most likely to attract the highest populations
What is a temperate climate?
The African National Congress (ANC) was formed to protest these laws.
What are unfair apartheid laws?
Using irrigation systems in Texas agriculture has this positive consequence
What is increasing the amount of farmland?
This flat, dry Texas region is known for its cotton production
What is the Great Plains?
Natural resources often result in dense populations for this reason
What is their use for survival and economic activities?
In Sub-Saharan Africa, this process has negatively impacted soil fertility.
What is desertification?
This African country successfully resisted European colonization by 1914
What is Ethiopia?