What's that Word?
Animals like the dinosaurs no longer exist because they are...
What is extinct?
The largest underground source of water in Texas is the ________________________.
What is the Ogallala Aquifer?
15° S, 45° W
What is Brazil?
The first leader or "emperor" of independent Mexico.
Who is Agustín de Iturbide?
The vertical axis of a bar graph is the line across the bottom of the graph.
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Well actually it's the line going up and down the graph.
the exact position of a place on Earth
What is absolute location?
The ________________________ is an imaginary line circling the globe halfway between the North and South Poles.
What is the equator?
15° S, 90° E
What is the Indian Ocean?
A well-known Texan, ___________________________ ,she was responsible for establishing the National Wildflower Research Center in Austin.
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Who is Ladybird Johnson?
A pie chart is also known as a cake plate.
Well actually it's called a cake graph.
environmental home of an animal
What is a Habitat?
A chart showing a trend or pattern might be a ________________________ graph.
What is a line graph?
30° N, 0°
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What is Algeria?
This dude saw the importance of renewable resources and conservation way back in the day.
Who is Roy Bedichek?
The goal of a census is to take a count of each male in a specific area.
Well actually it is to take count of each person in a specific area.
river that flows into a larger river
What is a tributary?
The largest number of immigrants to Texas have come from...
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What is Mexico?
44° S, 170° E
What is New Zealand?
The current governor of Texas
Who is Greg Abbott?
Texas has never experienced tornadoes, even though neighboring states have.
Well actually it experiences many tornadoes as it is a part of Tornado Alley.
an increase in people living or working in cities
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What is urbanization?
The pattern of weather in an area over a long period of time is its
What is its Climate?
32° N, 106° W
What is El Paso?
The wife of James Long
Who is Jane Long?
South Texas is usually called “brush country” because it is covered by brushes.
Well actually it's because it is covered by shrubs and small trees.