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FocusFocus 1:1:TheThe Land Land andand PeoplePeople of of TexasTexas
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Texas Geography
Texas Land and Water
Texas Plants and Animals
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Final Jeopardy
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Australia, North America, South America, Asia, Europe, Antarctica, and Africa
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Name the seven continents.
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This is the only state This is the only state larger than Texas. larger than Texas.
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Alaska
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What are the four What are the four states that border states that border
Texas? Texas?
Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Arkansas
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The number of The number of continents on our continents on our
world. world.
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What country borders What country borders Texas?Texas?
Mexico
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What is a name for strong What is a name for strong chilly winds with blasts of cold chilly winds with blasts of cold
air that quickly lower the air that quickly lower the temperature ?temperature ?
Blue Northers
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Rain, sleet, snow, and Rain, sleet, snow, and hail are all types of hail are all types of what (Spell your what (Spell your
answer)? answer)?
Precipitation
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Humidity
What is the amount of What is the amount of moisture in the air? moisture in the air?
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Which Texas city receives Which Texas city receives more annual rainfall: more annual rainfall: Amarillo or Houston?Amarillo or Houston?
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Houston
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The measure of how hot The measure of how hot or cold something is? or cold something is?
temperature
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Smaller rivers, streams, Smaller rivers, streams, creeks, or bayous that creeks, or bayous that
flow into a larger river? flow into a larger river?
tributaries
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A long, steep rock wall A long, steep rock wall that separates land that separates land regions.regions.
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escarpment
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A word meaning half of a A word meaning half of a sphere?sphere?
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hemisphere
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A border, or outside A border, or outside edge of a place or a edge of a place or a
country.country.
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boundary
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Another word for a creek Another word for a creek or stream.or stream.
bayous
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The mountain lion, coyote, The mountain lion, coyote, prairie dog, jackrabbit, and prairie dog, jackrabbit, and burrowing owl are all from burrowing owl are all from
this region of Texas. this region of Texas.
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High Plains
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This animal lives in This animal lives in marshes, can be more than marshes, can be more than 12 feet long, and can weigh 12 feet long, and can weigh 500 pounds or more.500 pounds or more.
alligatoralligator
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The land on which The land on which Houston stands was Houston stands was
once what kind of land once what kind of land form? form?
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Marsh
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This is a strip of land along This is a strip of land along the eastern border of Texas the eastern border of Texas
that has forests of pine that has forests of pine trees. trees.
Piney WoodsPiney Woods
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A tree like bush with A tree like bush with long roots that search long roots that search
for water and can grow for water and can grow up to 60 feet high. up to 60 feet high.
mesquitemesquite
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What rivers in Texas form What rivers in Texas form borders between Texas and borders between Texas and
neighboring states?neighboring states?
Rio Grande River, Red River, and the Sabine River
Rio Grande River, Red River, and the Sabine River
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What are the four What are the four natural regions of natural regions of
Texas? Texas?
Gulf Coastal Plain, Central Plains, Mountains and Basins,and the High Plains.
Gulf Coastal Plain, Central Plains, Mountains and Basins,and the High Plains.
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What is the height and What is the height and name of Texas’s name of Texas’s highest peak? highest peak?
Guadalupe Peak8,749 ft.Guadalupe Peak8,749 ft.
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We live in what natural We live in what natural region of Texas? region of Texas?
Gulf Coastal PlainGulf Coastal Plain
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A group of connected A group of connected mountains. mountains.
Mountain rangeMountain range
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Final Jeopardy Final Jeopardy
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List the four largest cities in Texas and give at least one reason that people live in these cities.
