Texas and Texans: Terms & Places to KNOW

Erosion

________: breaking down of land by natural forces.

Amarillo

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

Houston

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

Droughts

________: periods of little to no precip.

Guadalupe

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

Maquiladoras

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

Alluvial Soils

________: soil with earth left on land prev.

Metroplex

manufacturing and trade center in Dallas/Fort Worth.

Alluvial Soils

soil with earth left on land prev

Peanuts

crop in Coastal Plains and NCP.

Maquiladoras

factories in MX producing piecework contracts with other countries

Amarillo

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

Guadalupe

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

Buttes

small, flat-topped hills.

Houston

in the Coastal Plains, along important transportation routes

Droughts

periods of little to no precip

Basin

canyons and mountain plateaus w/ saucer shaped depressions

Erosion

breaking down of land by natural forces

El Paso

2/3 of mtns and basins pop. live.

Agribusiness

a large-scale farming enterprise.

Basin

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