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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