World Geography Chapter 5 Test Review

wind turbine

A ___________ is a source of renewable energy.

metropolitan areas

About 85 percent of the population live in ___________________, where technology and industries thrive, including Houston, Dallas - Fort Worth, San Antonio, Austin, Brownsville, and Laredo.

corrodes stone

Acid rain is an environmental problem in the United States because it ______________ and metal buildings, damages crops, and pollutes the soil.

Stephen F. Austin

Agents or empresarios, such as _____________, were contracted with Mexico to settle families in Texas.

Eutrophication

Algae overgrowth, a result of ________, has caused significant damage in the Everglades.

Clearcutting

Because of widespread ________, forest ecosystems are less diverse and land is subject to erosion.

Wetlands

Because they contain valuable water supplies and can protect coastal areas from storms and floods, ________ are important ecological areas.

Corn

Biofuel automobiles cause less environmental damage than traditional automobiles because they use fuel made from _________and other organic sources.

Native Americans

By adapting to the diverse environments in the area now known as Texas, ____________ thrived by hunting and growing crops using the limited water for irrigation.

Levees

In New Orleans the building of __________ damaged the natural landscape that once protected it from flooding.

1700s

Military forts and missions were built by soldiers and clergy from Spain in the ____________ which led to exploration and mapping of the region and the building of roads and ranches.

Gulf Coast Plains

Parts of the ___________ are heavily industrialized with offshore petroleum fields and petrochemical industries, which derive chemicals from natural gas and petroleum.

Migrations

Shaped over centuries of ______________, Texas's diverse population includes whites of British, Irish, and German descent, Asians, Native Americans, Pacific Islanders, and Hispanics, who are expected to outnumber all other ethnic groups in the state by 2025.

ultraviolet solar radiation

Smog is haze caused by the interaction of ________________ with chemical fumes from pollutants.

mild climate

The Coastal Plains are home to two out of three Texans due to the regions ________________, plentiful water, and fertile land.

Canada

The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, signed by the United States and ________ in 1972, led to the end of asbestos dumping in the Nashua River and spurred the construction of wastewater treatment plants.

Llano Basin

The Great Plains region is made up of the _____________, the Edwards Plateau, and the High Plains.

Mexican

The Mountains and Basins region has close economic ties to ____________ border cities through NAFTA.

1848

The Rio Grande became the southern boundary between Mexico and Texas after Mexico's defeat in _________.

California

The ________ State Water Project is the country's largest state-built water and power development project.

Population

The __________ of Texas increased through the 1900s due to immigration, high birth rates, and longer life expectancies.

Rio Grande

The _____________, the longest river in Texas, supplies water for irrigation which supports the citrus industry

Mountains and Basins

The ______________ region has a strong Hispanic cultural tradition and close ties with people in New Mexico, California, and Arizona due to its location in the western area of Texas.

population density

The ___________________ and distribution of Texas is uneven with more people in the eastern areas of the state.

Spanish-Mexican

The blending of ___________________ ranching heritage with European and American livestock practices have become Texas's strongest cultural tradition as seen in the popular entertainment and everyday clothing.

frontier wars

The end of the ____________ and expansion of the railroad into Texas opened the plains to farmers and settlers, increasing the population of the state.

Great Plains

The use of irrigation, good water management, and new farming techniques allows crops such as cotton and wheat to be grown in the dry climate of the _________________.

Edwards Aquifer

Water is pumped in large amounts from the ______________________ to supply the city of San Antonio, making preservation of the aquifer an important issue.

natural resources

While many areas of Texas have __________________, the South Texas Plain is best known as a natural gas producing area.

Coastal Plains

With a favorable climate and location, cities in the __________ are appealing to businesses that ship all over the world making the region important to the global economy.