7. Place Continued
Every year people in Texas Celebrate Cinco De
Mayo. It is held on May 5. It is a holiday
celebrating the Battle Puebla. Cinco De
Mayo is not Mexican Independence day.
Mexican Independence Day is on September
16.
8. Place continued
Climate: Texas tends to be hot and dry along
its southwestern border with Mexico. It is
hot and humid by the Gulf of Mexico with
very mild winters. Central and north winters
are hot but tend to have colder winters.
Texas rainfalls vary with 20 inches per year
in the west, 30 to 35 inches in the north and
central and much more by the Gulf of
Mexico border.
9. Movements
Route: 10, 20, 40
Airport: Austin Bergman International Airport,
George Bush Intercontinental Airport and El
Paso International Airport.
Shipping Ports: Houston Port, Port of Orange
and Port Freeport.
11. H-E Interaction
Adapt: Texans have adapted to the
environment by wearing clothes for hot
weather like there cowboy hats that keep
sun out of their eyes.
Modify: Texans have modified the
environment by building Mansfield Dam to
form Lake Marshall.