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Economy
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What is the southern border of Texas?
A state and national border
100
The first European explorers claimed Texas for what country?
Spain
100
What is the Texas Panhandle's climate?
Harsh
100
Cinco de Mayo was first celebrated where?
In Mexico
200
What is a county?
A political region inside a state.
200
Most people have moved from rural areas to what other areas?
Urban
200
Agriculture adds how much money to the Texas economy annually?
$11 billion
200
Many Hispanic Americans celebrate this holiday.
Diez y Seis de Septiembre
300
What a province is most like?
A state
300
How did oil discovery in Beaumont affect Port Arthur's population?
It increased it.
300
What is technology?
Using knowledge to make or do something.
300
Mexico celebrated this holiday first?
Cinco de Mayo
400
Where are the largest cities located?
In or near the Gulf Coastal Plains
400
What ethnic group settled in Port Arthur during the 1970s?
Vietnamese immigrants
400
Two professors form Texas A&M were awarded a prize for what?
Developing a new way to control pests in agriculture
400
Many Hispanic Americans celebrate this holiday.
Cinco de Mayo
500
What did Juan Barroto do?
He made or corrected maps that helped others explore Texas.
500
A large number of Vietnamese immigrants moved to this city in the 1970s.
Port Arthur
500
What industry adds over $11 billion annually to the Texas economy?
Agriculture
500
True or false: Holiday celebrations are a type of custom.
True