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100
an economy that is based on many kinds of industries
What is a diverse economy?
100
oil
What is petroleum?
100
features that are found along the Gulf Coast of the South Central Region
What are inlets, beaches, and marshes?
100
ways people in the United States share the Rio Grande
Why do the United States and Mexico work together to build dams and reservoir projects along the river, share the common border formed by the Rio Grande, and share the river's water for irrigation
100
what the waterways supply in this region (industries depending on natural resources)
What is fish products and transportation routes
200
a narrow strip of water leading into the land from a larger body of water
What is an inlet?
200
a journey into an area to learn more about it
What is an expedition?
200
the first Europeans to land in the South Central region
Who were the Spanish?
200
the reason there was a conflict between the United States and Mexico over their shared boarder
What the channel of the Rio Grande moving south after floods caused
200
what industry petroleum and natural resources are used in (industries depending on natural resources)
What is the oil industry
300
the surface water that does not soak into the ground
What is runoff?
300
a factory that turns crude oil into useful products such as gasoline and other fuels
What is a refinery?
300
this is because for many years, only Native Americans were allowed to live here
What is the reason Oklahoma was settled much later than the rest of the region?
300
the capitals of Oklahoma and Texas
What are Oklahoma City and Austin
400
to dig out the bottom and sides of a waterway to make it deeper and wider
What is dredge?
400
gifts of land
What are land grants?
400
this is so that large ships can sail into the port of Houston, Texas
Why people dredged the bayou, connecting the city to the Gulf of Mexico
400
In the drier parts of the region, people use the land for this (industries depending on natural resources)
What is ranching
400
the capitals of Arkansas and Louisiana
What are Little Rock and Baton Rouge
500
a slow moving body of water
What is a bayou?
500
the petroleum pumped from the ground
What is crude oil?
500
service industries in the South Central region
What are drilling for oil, farming, and ranching?
500
this is what the forests support (industries depending on natural resources)
What is lumber industries which supply wood products
500
the four states that make up the South Central region
What are Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas