Section 1
The four main land forms of Texas
Hills, Mountains, Plains, and Plateaus.
Groups of mountains
Ranges
The largest lake in Texas
Caddo Lake
An areas pattern of wheather over a long period of time
Climate
The area of Texas that receives plenty of rain which makes the soil very fertile
The Eastern Third of Texas
travels some 550 miles through the prairies of North Texas and the woods of East Texas then it flows into the Gulf of Mexico
The Trinity River
the largest underground water source in the state and North America
Ogallala Aquifer
Watering of crops
Irrigation
The area of Southern Texas that is covered by shrubs and small trees
Brush Country
Texas is in the southern edge of ___
Tornado Alley
formations of natural gravel, rock, and sand that trap and hold rainwater underground
Aquifers
The large body of water in Texas
Gulf of Mexico
The amount of streams in Texas
Some 11,000 streams
In winter this keeps coastal lands warmer
The Gulf
The year that Texas received the largest snowfall in the state
1956
The longest flowing river that starts at Colorado and flows into the Gulf of Mexico
The Rio Grande
The size of the Ogallala Aquifer
174,000 square miles
The loss of soil
Erosion
The time in which hurricane season starts
Midsummer
To disappear or die out
Extinct
Artificial lakes store water often used as drinking water also places for recreation and important sources for irrigation
Reservoirs
The location of Texas
North of Mexico, west of Louisiana, south of Oklahoma, and east of New Mexico.
How many miles the Rio Grande forms the international boundary between the United States and Mexico
1,254 miles
The storm that nearly destroyed Texas cattle industry for almost 10 years
The Great Blizzard of 1886- 87
When rain fall is much less than average
Drought
Areas of flat elevated land that drop sharply on one or more sides
Plateaus
What the easternmost part of Texas is covered in
Forests
Moisiture falling as rain,snow, sleet, hail, or mist increases West to East
Precipitation
What Lady Bird planted along Texas roads
Bluebonnets and other Wildflowers
Texas is located closer to the equator and farther away from___
North Pole
What Texas is one of the top states in the nation for
Shipping goods to other countries
The states highest point
Guadalupe Peak
One of the shortest rivers in Texas-rises from a spring and flows for less than three miles
The Comal
Violent funnel shaped storms that developed inside severe thunder storms
Tornadoes
Where the highest temperatures most often occur
Rio Grande Valley
The largest river that is contained only to Texas
Colorado River
Located West of Hills and rises in elevation from east to west
Edwards Plateau
Cold fronts or air masses
Northers
Environmental home
Habitat
Where a Northers effects can sometimes be felt
Central Texas and along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico
A smaller stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river
Tributaries
Areas of flat or gently rolling land without a sharp rise or fall in elevation
Plains
a natural outpouring of water from underground
A Spring
What Lady Bird helped establish
National Wildflower Research Center in Austin
Wife of U.S president Lyndon B. Johnson that helped keep Texas roads beautiful
Lady Bird Johnson
Texans built a dams along rivers to help produce ____
Electricity
Provides water for San Antonio,Austin and the rest of central Texas. The largest springs in Texas also comes from this water source.
Edwards Aquifer
2 animals that are going extinct
The Whooping crane and the Attwater Prairie Chicken
A body of water that acts as an air conditioner to the state
Gulf of Mexico
What the climate is normally affected by
Location