Texas

Welcome to the Lonestar State **.....Texas!!!!!!** Researched by: Hunter Miller and Matt Gottlieb Period 7 2/4/11 Texas is located in the Southwest region in the USA. The south-end of Texas is bordered by Mexico. The east side of Texas is bordered by Lousiana, a little bit by Arkansas. The north side is bordered by Oklahoma and west is bordered by New Mexico. The Red River runs right through the middle of Texas. The Ozark Plateau covers up the northeast side of Texas. Some of the physical geography in Texas is the rivers. Texas has three main rivers in Texas are the Rio Grande, the Red River, and the Brazos River. The highest peak in Texas is the Guadalupe Peak which is 8,479 feet above sea level. Texas is mostly flat but has some uphill slopes. Here is some information about the economy in Texas. Some of the major economic activities in Texas are fishing, mining, manufacturing, and ranching. They manufacture cotton, electronics such as TVs and computers. They also process alot of food. Texas mines for oil and natural gas. Texas is responible for about 1/5 of the countrys oil and 1/3 of the natural gas. They fish for shrimp, oyster, flounder, red snapper, and alot more fish and seafood. They use their land for corn, grain, cotton, and wheat. Natural resources in Texas inlude oil and gas. This is what the citizens of Texas do for a living. **__Climate__** Texas in the United States is located in the Tempertaure climate zone. This state during the summer time can get extremelly humid, in the winter time, there isn't a lot of snowfall, but their is snow occuring in the year. Texas receives approxiamently 30-40 inches of rain each year. Texas's aveage temperature during the summer time is about 80-90 degrees, average temperature during winter is between 40-50 degrees. Here is some information about the activities and major cities in Texas. Some of the big cities in Texas are Autin, San Antonio, Houston, and Dallas. Some things that you can do in Houston are go to the space center in Houston. You can also go to the Houston Zoo. You can Minute Maid Park. In Dallas you can go to see where president Kennedy got shot. You can go to a ropes course in Austin.The population density in Texas is around 1,250,280 people.
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 * The term Texas comes from the meaning "friends"
 * The capital of Texas is AustinThe state flower is the Blubonnet
 * The state animal is the Nine-banded Armadillo
 * The state fish is the Guadalupe Bass
 * The state bird is the Mockingbird
 * The state dog is the Blue Lacy
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