US states: Students PPT 5

1. Adrián Sánchez
Miguel Á. Lozano
Roberto Rodríguez
1ºBach

3. -Texas geography is very varied due to its size. Plains,mesetas and hills
are the most common relieves.
-It represents the 7% of the total area of USA.
-It shares frontiers with Mexico, Oklahoma, Lousiana, Arkansas and
New Mexico.

4. -Gulf Coastal Plains, located in the South.
-Oriental Pine Woods, next to Lousiana.
-Interior Low Lands, in the middle of Texas.
-The Great Plains, which can be found in the North.
-West Texas, with plenty of natural environments such as
deserts, dunes or mountain ranges.
-Texas Coast, with many estuaries and bays (Matagorda Bay and
Corpus Christi Bay).

6. Due to its size, we can find a high diversity of climates.
-In East Texas there is a subtropical wet climate, with many rainfalls
during all the year. Summers are hot and humid whereas winters
stand out for their cool temperatures.
-West Texas is much more arid, with extreme temperatures (hot in
summer, cold in winter) and very few precipitations throughout the
year.

8. Texas is the second largest state in area of the US (696,241 km2 ,after
Alaska) and in population (24 million people, after California).
84% White People
12% Black People
4% Asian People

9. The biggest cities of Texas are Houston, San Antonio and Dallas. It is
the only state of USA which has 3 cities with more than 1 million
people. However, the capital is Austin.
In Texas we can find several metropolitan areas:
-Dallas-Fort Worth
-Gran Houston
-Gran San Antonio
-Austin
Besides, Texas has 254 counties, more than any other state of the
country.

11. Political parties:
- Texas political culture and ideology are described by the
combination of three main philosophical concepts:
• Classical liberalism ideas often form the basis for opposition to the
use of government to attain social objectives. They express instead
reliance on private initiatives or the free market to determine the
best outcomes.

12. • Social conservatives tend to support the use of government to
reinforce traditional social relations. While socially conservative
views are associated primarily with the Republican Party, they
dominated the Democratic Party in Texas through much of its
history.
• Populism is concerned primarily with the well being of ordinary
people. Populism tends to support involvement of the government
in regulating society and the economy. But, populism also tends to
be socially conservative.
The republican party is popular in Texas.

14. • Rodeos: The most important rodeo in Texas is Houston Livestock
Show and Rodeo, which has 2 million of supporters. It is a three
week rodeo, founded in 1931. Contestants compete for $1.5 million
in events that change from bronco busting to bull riding to team
roping. The main rodeo is held in Reliant Stadium, while the fair
and other events take place in the parking lot and several nearby
buildings.
• Baseball: It is very popular in Texas, the two principal teams are
Texas Rangers and Houston Astros.

16. • Breakfast: they are usually hot and hardy. It consists on typical
warm biscuits or muffins with butter, jam or honey also meat and
eggs are eaten. They include the traditional fried potatoes, as well
as hot cakes with syrup or honey.

17. • Lunch: it is usually to prepare barbeques with corn bread. It is the
more common meal.

18. • Dinner: It is the most important meal of the day. It includes
fried chicken, buttered rice and hot biscuits with gravy, along
with green beans, leaf lettuce and sliced tomatoes. Ice tea
usually go with

19. The Texas Medical Center in Houston, holds the world's largest
concentration of research and healthcare institutions, with 47
member institutions.

20. -University of Houston: it is a public state research university and
the flagship institution of the University of Houston System. Founded
in 1927, it is Texas's third-largest university with nearly 41,000
students.
-University of Texas at Austin: it is a public research-intensive
university located in Austin, Texas, United States. It is the flagship
institution of the University of Texas System. Founded in 1883. The
institution has the fifth-largest single-campus enrollment in the
nation.

22. One of the most famous sports in Texas is basketball.There are 3 teams
in NBA:
-Dallas Mavericks: They are members of the Southwest Division of
the Western Conference. Since their inaugural 1980–81 season, the
Mavericks have won three division titles ,two conference
championships and one NBA Championship .
-Houston Rockets: The team plays in the Southwest Division of the
Western Conference in the National Basketball Association. It was
founded in 1997.

23. -San Antonio Spurs: They are part of the Southwest Division of the
Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The
Spurs' four NBA championships are the fourth most in NBA
history, behind only the Boston Celtics (17), Los Angeles Lakers (16)
and Chicago Bulls (6). And it was founded in 1967.