Texas
Geography:
What states, country, or bodies of water border it? New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Gulf of Mexico, Mexico
What is the state capital? Austin
What are some major cities?Austin, Houston, San Antonio, and Dallas
What is the area (in square miles) of your state?268,601
What is the highest point and how high is it? Guadalupe Peak, 8,749 feet (2,667 m) above sea level
What is the lowest point and how low is it? The lowest point is sea level where Texas meets the Gulf of Mexico.
History:
Tell when it became a state and what number it is.28th state December 29, 1845
How did the state get its name? Texas got its name from the Caddos word tejas.
Tell about a historic figure from this state. Stephen Fuller Austin
Alamo back wall taken by arellis49 The Battle of the Alamo was one of the important battles fought by Texans to gain freedom from Mexico.
Civics:
Who is the governor? Rick Perry
Who are the U.S. senators from this state? John Cornyn and Kay Bailey Hutchison
How many U.S. House of Representatives members are from this state? 32
State flag:
Economics:
List resources mined in the state: oil , natural gas, sulfur
List crops grown in the state: cotton, grains, and pecan nut
Climate:
What is the average high January temperature of the state capital? 58 degrees
What is the average high July temperature of the state capital? 95 degrees
What is the average low January temperature of the state capital? 38 degrees
What is the average low July temperature of the state capital? 74 degrees
What is the average precipitation for January of the state capital? 1.7 inches
What is the average precipitation for July of the state capital? 2.0 inches
Population:
What is the population of the state (year 2000 or later)? 20,851,820 (as of 2000)
Symbols:
State bird: Mockingbird (Use 8k .ra file to hear song)
State flower: blue bonnet
State tree: Pecan
State song:"Texas Our Texas"
State nickname: Lone Star State
Other - State insect: monarch butterfly
Recreation:
Where is somewhere to go and enjoy yourself in this state?
Other:
What other interesting things did you learn about this state?
Bibliography (Where did you find your information?):
McAuliffe, Emily. Texas Facts and Symbols. Mankato. Capstone Press. 2003.
Texas. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/texas/. 2007
Austin Weather. http://countrystudies.us/united-states/weather/texas/austin.htm . 2003.
The Alamo Site. http://www.thealamofilm.com/ . 2007.
Citing sources:
Web Site – Author. Title of site or web page. URL of site, date of publication
Book – Author. Title of book. Edition. City of publisher: Name of publisher, year of publication
Encyclopedia: Title of encyclopedia, volume of encyclopedia used. City of publisher: Name of publisher, year of publication, pages where the article is located.
Photos used - Give the name of the person who owns the photo.
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Comments (2)
Anonymous said
at 1:42 pm on Mar 18, 2007
Good Work! Thank you for spending time to complete the project.
Anonymous said
at 8:57 am on Mar 21, 2007
Thank you for all of the information about Texas.
I like that you labeled your picture of the Alamo and gave a brief description.
Fantastic job!
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