Texas and Texans: Terms & Places to KNOW

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Erosion

________: breaking down of land by natural forces.

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Amarillo

________: largest city in North Plains, most northern major city in TX.

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Houston

________: in the Coastal Plains, along important transportation routes.

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Droughts

________: periods of little to no precip.

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Guadalupe

________: range goes to NMX, peak is 8, 749 ft. highest mtn in TX.

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Maquiladoras

________: factories in MX producing piecework contracts with other countries.

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Alluvial Soils

________: soil with earth left on land prev.

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Metroplex

manufacturing and trade center in Dallas/Fort Worth.

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Alluvial Soils

soil with earth left on land prev

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Peanuts

crop in Coastal Plains and NCP.

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Maquiladoras

factories in MX producing piecework contracts with other countries

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Amarillo

largest city in North Plains, most northern major city in TX

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Guadalupe

range goes to NMX, peak is 8,749 ft. highest mtn in TX

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Buttes

small, flat-topped hills.

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Houston

in the Coastal Plains, along important transportation routes

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Droughts

periods of little to no precip

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Basin

canyons and mountain plateaus w/ saucer shaped depressions

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Erosion

breaking down of land by natural forces

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El Paso

2/3 of mtns and basins pop. live.

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Agribusiness

a large-scale farming enterprise.

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Basin

canyons and mtn. plateaus w/ saucer-shaped depressions.

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