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Canyon

Published on Dec 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Texas Vocab

By: Victoria Trevino

Canyon

Steep sided lowlands that rivers cut through plateaus

Piney woods

Area with forest, trees, marshes, and lots of rainfall

Coast

Where the ocean touches the land
Photo by -Reji

Hills

Naturally raised areas of land, not as high as mountains
Photo by Luigi_Alesi

Mountains

a tower of rock formed by the collision 

Plains

A low lying area of flat or gently rolling land
Photo by John Lemieux

Plateus

A flat land higher than the land around it

Aquifers

A body permeable that can contain or transmit groundwater

Reservoir

An artificial lake
Photo by Zach Dischner

Tributary

A stream that flows into a river
Photo by Travis S.

Renewable Resources

Resource that is easily replaced by Earths natural process

Non-Renewable Resources

Cannot be replaced by Earths natural process
Photo by rcbodden

African Americans

Were slaves during the early 1800s
Photo by daystar297

Growth Rate

The speed of growth in a population
Photo by mattlemmon

Age Distribution

The portion of population at each age
Photo by Steven Vance

Immigration

The movement of people from one country to another

Native Americans

First people to live in Texas
Photo by Puzzler4879

Hispanics

Came from the Southern borders and brought the catholic faith
Photo by MDGovpics

Demography

Branch of geography that studies human populations
Photo by pali_nalu