bishops tour bus company presents regions of texas!
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Bishop’s Tour Bus Company Presents
Regions of Texas!
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Copy and answer the following questions in your notebook:
1. Where in Texas have you visited?
2. What did you learn about that place?
3. If you could choose the “best place” in Texas to live, where would it be?
During the Bus Tour
Take Careful Notes
Tour the Regions of Texas
Visit Key Tourist Sites
http://www.crownfleet.com/Refineries2.asp
Lower Rio Grande Valley
Bus Stop Number 1
1. Exit the bus carefully.
2. Visit the site.
3. Write a postcard home summarizing what you have learned.
4. Be sure to use these words in your summary: Spindletop, Captain Anthony Lucas, January 10, 1901, “black gold”, oil field and petroleum industry
5. Draw a picture on the front of your postcard to represent what you have learned.
Boiler Avenue, Spindletop, 1903
http://www.360texas.com/virtualtour/texas/ftw/aidftw.htm
Bus Stop Number 2
1. Exit the bus carefully.
2. Visit the site.
3. Write a postcard home summarizing what you have learned.
4. Be sure to use these words in your summary: 1849, Camp Worth, Chisholm Trail, railroad, economy, recreation, and “Cowtown”.
5. Draw a picture on the front of your postcard to represent what you have learned.
ProcessingReflect on what you have learned about the different regions of Texas. Which one would you consider the “best place to live”?
Pro Con
Economy:
Entertainment:
History:
Climate:
Natural Resources:
Name of RegionThink about the economy, entertainment, history, climate and natural resources of a region as you decide. Then create a pro and con chart detailing the good and the bad about a certain region.
Brochure
Create a brochure on a region of Texas.
1. Which is the best region of Texas to live in?
2. Include: Economic Resources, Industry, Geography, Cities, Entertainment
3. Don’t forget a map!