Cornell Notes
Topic/Objective:
Texas Geography
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Class/Period:
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Essential Question:
Questions:
Notes:
What is geography? _______________________________
Texas is the ________ largest state in the U.S.
__________ is the most important mineral resource in Texas
Coastal Plains
 ________ population
 Size: _______________ region
• Location: next to __________________; Southeast
Texas
• Climate: mild climate; __________ along the coast.
• Landforms: _______________, rolling hills rivers, &
_______________
• Products: lumber, farming, ________, tourism,
ranching, oil & _______________ industries
• Major Cities: (2/3) of the Texas population lives here.
________, San Antonio, ________, ________, Corpus
Christi, Laredo, ________
Great Plains
 ________ population
• Size: ________ largest
• Location: northwest Texas
• Climate: dry, not a lot of ________; cooler summers;
winters-cold
• Landforms: plains, hills, rivers, Ogallala Aquifer,
______________escarpments & ______________
______________,
• Products: oil & gas industries, ________, &
________
• Major Cities: Lubbock, ________, ________
Questions:
Notes:
North Central Plains
• ____________ population
• Size: ________ largest
• Location: _______________ Texas
• Climate: Cold in winter; hot in summer. Less rainfall
than ____________________.
• Landforms: plains, ________
• Products: ____________ & ____________
• Major Cities: Fort Worth, ________, Killeen, Wichita
Falls, ________________
Mountains and Basins
 __________ population
• Size: ________
• Location: far west ________
• Climate: dry, hot, ________
• Landforms: Basins, ________, Davis Mountains,
________, plateau, ________, butte, escarpments
• Products: ________, oil & natural gas, __________&
trade & maquiladoras factories
Major Cities: _____________
 _____________________ is the tallest mountain in
Texas
 Guadalupe Peak is located in the
________________________ region of Texas
 Caprock Escarpment is located in the
______________________ region of Texas
 Balcones Escarpment is located in the
______________________ region of Texas
Questions:
Notes:
• Because the land is ___________ in the northwest,
almost all ___________ in Texas run to the southeast
and flow into ________________________.
• Texas Rivers are called ‘wrong way’ rivers because they
carry water from the west (driest) to the east (wettest)
parts of Texas.
• Aquifer – underground ___________________ or
underground lakes
• 2 major Aquifers: ______________ & ______________
• ____________________ is the only natural lake in
Texas
Escarpment- ________________________________
Plain - ________________________________
Urban - ________________________________
Rural - ________________________________
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