Mountains and Basins
Where is the Mountain and Basins Region located?
Far West of Texas
Where is the Great Plains Region located?
Northern and central parts of Texas
Where is the Northern Central Plains located?
In the middle of Texas
Where are the Costal Plains located?
Eastern and southeastern parts of Texas near the Gulf of Mexico
This type of source is created by someone who saw or experienced an event themselves
What is a primary source?
The P in PEGS stands for what? What influences the event?
1. Politics
2. Government
What does the M in MR.HELP stand for? It explains how places get from one place to another. What are the three things it explains?
Goods
Ideas
People
What is the general landscape of this the Mountains and Basins Region?
Desert-like w/ rocky terrain
What are the main two economic activities in the Great Plains region?
Farming & ranching
The cities in this region serve as centers for what?
Banking and industry
What three major rivers make natural boundaries of Texas?
1. Red River
2.Sabine River
3. Rio Grande
A diary written by a settler in Texas during the 1800s is an example of this kind of source.
What is a primary source?
The E in PEGS stands for what? What influences the event?
1. Economics
2. Money
This theme of geography explains where a place is located using coordinates or a description. What theme is it? What are the two types?
1. Location
2. Absolute and Relative
What is the Mountains and Basins most known for when it comes to economic activity?
Mining
What canyon is located in the Great Plains and is referred to as the "Grand Canyon of Texas"?
Palo Duro Canyon
What is an escarpment?
What led to the development of Houston’s major industrial economic activity ?
The Houston Ship Channel
An encyclopedia article about the Texas Revolution is this kind of source because it summarizes information from many other sources.
What is a secondary source?
The G in PEGS stands for what? What influences the event?
1. Geographic
2.Location/Place
How people in Texas use rivers for farming and drinking water is an example of this geography theme.
Human Environment Interaction
Who were the native Americans located in the Mountains and Basins region?
Tigua & Jumano
What were the three Native American tribes located in this region?
1.Comanche
2.Apache
3.Tonkawa
What are the three Native American tribes that were located in this region?
1.Caddo
2.Wichita
3.Cherokee
What were the names of the two Native American tribes located in this region?
Karankawa
Coahuiltecans
A newspaper article written 50 years after the Battle of the Alamo, summarizing eyewitness accounts and expert opinions, is this kind of source.
What is a secondary source?
The S in PEGS stands for what? What influences the event?
1. Social
2. People
The Texas Hill Country and the Gulf Coast are examples of this theme that groups areas by similar features/characteristics.
What is Region?
What is the main city in the Mountains and Basins region?
El Paso
Name 2 of the four major cities located in the Great Plains
1. Midland
2.Amarillo
3. Odessa
4. Lubbock
What are two of the four main cities located in this region?
1.Ft. Worth
2.Waco
3.Wichita Falls
4.San Angelo
5.Abilene
Name 4 major cities in this region
1. Houston
2. San Antonio
3. Dallas
4.Austin
5. Corpus Christi
6. Beaumont
7. New Braunfels
Explain why a letter written by Stephen F. Austin is more reliable for studying his personal views than a history book written today about him.
Because the letter is a primary source, created by Austin himself, it provides firsthand information and perspective, whereas the history book is a secondary source that interprets and analyzes original information.
PEGS explains what?
How something will influence an event
-government
-money
-location
-people
The cultural influence of Mexican traditions in South Texas is an example of which theme of geography?
What is Place?