● Get your ISN
● Get out a BLACK pen and
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● Clear your desk of
everything EXCEPT YOUR
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Turn to your Table of Contents
Page 15: 4 Regions of TX
Worksheet
Page 16: Subregions of TX
Page 17: 9/6-9/9 Warm Ups
Page 18: 9/6-9/9 Exit Tickets
Table of Contents
-Page 19: Landforms of TX Notes
-Page 20: Major Cities of TX
-Page 21: Major Rivers of TX
-Page 22: Landform Map
-Page 23: Era Notes
Warm Up 9/6
What river borders Texas and
Mexico?
Bonus: What river borders Texas
and Oklahoma?
Warm Up 9/7
“Catchphrase TX”
Warm Up 9/8
“No Warm Up”
Catchphrase TX
-Red River
-Rio Grande River
-North Central Plains
-Mexico
-Amarillo
-El Paso
-Mountains and
Basins
-Coastal Plains
-San Antonio
-Oklahoma
-Great Plains
-Palo Duro Canyon
-Big Bend Nat’l Park
-Compass Rose
-Arkansas
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Exit Ticket 9/6
Which region has the
most subregions?
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Exit Ticket 9/7
Where is Brownsville?
What country is south of Texas?
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Exit Ticket 9/8
No Exit Ticket
Plateau: flat areas that rise
above the surrounding land
Edward’s Plateau is an
example of this located in
the Great Plains Region.
Edward’s Plateau
Contains Edward’s Aquifer.
Edward’s
Plateau
Ogallala Aquifer
-Aquifer: an underground layer of porous rock
that contains water.
-An example of this is the Ogallala Aquifer.
-It runs from South Dakota to Central Texas.
-It is one of the world’s largest aquifers.
-It is located in the Great Plains Region.
Caprock Escarpment
-Escarpment: a steep cliff
-Caprock Escarpment is located
along the High
Plains and the
North Central
Region.
-Separates the Great Plains from the North
Central Plains
Balcones Escarpment
-Located in between the Coastal
Plains and Edwards Plateau
-In some places, it rises sharply as
much as 1,000 feet.
Palo Duro Canyon
-Located in the Great Plains Region, specifically in the
High Plains.
-Near Amarillo, TX
Davis Mountains
-Located in the Mountains and Basins Region
Barrier Islands
-There are 7 barrier islands located along the coast.
-Located in the Coastal Region.
Escarpments are
the most common
natural landforms
in Texas
Observation: I see…….
Inference: I think…….
Evidence: because……
Conclusion: therefore……
I see a bright blue sky. I think it will NOT rain today
because there is not a cloud in the sky. Therefore,
there must not be any rain in the forecast today.
Why do historians divide
the past into eras?
-To make it easier to identify cause
and effect of the events/people in
history
-To create a chronologically
organized past
-There are 12 eras throughout Texas
History so far
Natural Texas and Its People
-Prehistory - 1528
-Prehistory of Texas to contact with
Europeans in 1528
-Includes natural geologic history
and Native American history
Age of Contact
-1528-1690
-This era covers the interaction between European
explorers and the American Indians
-Establishment of missions
-Cabeza de Vaca
-Interactions between Europeans/Native
Americans
Spanish Colonial
-1690-1821
-This era deals with the
efforts of Spain to bring
Texas under Spanish
control
-establishment of
missions, towns, ranches
-challenges to Spain’s
authority
Mexican National
-1821-1836
-This era covers
the efforts of
Mexico to
populate and
retain Texas for
the Republic of
Mexico
-Mexican and
Anglo
settlements and
governments
-Led to the
Texas
Revolution
Revolution and Republic
-1835-1845
-This era deals with the Texas revolt
against Mexican rule
-establishment of an independent
Republic of Texas
-Texas becomes a state of the USA
Early Statehood
-1845-1861
-This era deals with Texas annexation in 1845
and its effort to secede from the USA
-Mexican War, Texas boundary disputes,
Compromise of 1850, population growth,
immigration, US army frontier defense
The Remaining Eras….
-Civil War and Reconstruction
-Cotton, Cattle, Railroads
-Age of Oil
-Texas in the Great Depression & WWII
-Civil Rights and Conservatism
-Contemporary Texas