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A Texas map with county boundaries and with San Saba County in red. The inset shows San Saba Coun-ty, which is in the Great Plains physical region.

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1. “MY countY” ProJect: Students will use “Counties of Texas” section, the foldout map, and the Physical Regions of Texas map to complete these activities.

a. On an 8.5 x 11 sheet of plain paper, draw an outline of the county in which you live. b. Locate and label the county seat. c. Draw and label the important physical features. d. Draw and label the major highways. e. Drawandlabelanysignificanthistorical landmarks. f. Draw and label any noteworthy sites; for example,

airports, military bases, and parks. g. In which physical region is your county?2. MultI-countY coMParIson: Select one

county from each of the other three physical regions of Texas. Compare them to the county in which you live by creating maps for each of these counties as you did for yours in No. 1.

3. MultI-countY ranKIngs: Rank these four counties from Nos. 1 and 2 according to:

• population • land area • rainfall • average weekly wage • retail sales

Students will create a chartreflectingthisinformationandthen answer these questions:

a. Which county has the greatest population? b. Which county has the greatest land area? c. Which county has the least rainfall? d. Which county, 1 or 2, has the greater weekly wage? e. Which county, 3 or 4, has less retail sales?

4. countY DeMograPHIcs: Using the four counties, students will construct a pie or bar graphreflectingtherace/ethnicityforeachcounty.

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5. collage: Using information from individual counties and an enlarged copy of the “Texas Counties Map” (Appendix), the class will create a collage on Texas counties that includes:

• physical features • economic activities • recreation • agricultural products

6. countIes MaP & coMParIson: On a “Texas Counties Map (Appendix), students will color the 30 counties with the largest popula-tions. Use the map and chart titled“Metropolitan Statistical Areas” as a guide and the population figurescontainedineachcountyarticle.

Select a county from each of the four physical regions of Texas and use information from indi-vidual county articles as a reference to answer these questions and complete this activity:

a. What natural resources might have attracted people to those counties?

b. What forms of transportation are available to those living in these areas?

c. Write a paragraph describing three factors that have contributed to the growth of one of these counties.

7. PersuasIVe essaY: Students should select one county and from No. 6 and write a per-suasive essay that would encourage readers to move to that county.

8. cleVer cItIes-teasIng toWns actIVItY: a. Using individual county articles and maps, and working in pairs, students will com plete the Clever Cities and Teasing Towns Student Activity Sheet to determine the city or town that matches the clues.

b. Using the individual county articles students will create their own clues to identify other cities and towns in Texas.

9. WorD searcH: Students will complete the Texas Counties Word Search using informa-tion from the “Counties of Texas” section or the specificcountyname.Studentsshouldfillintheblanksfirstandthenusethesecluestocompletethe Word Search Activity Sheet.

Lesson 22 — Counties of Texas

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MontagueCounty is in the Interior

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HoustonCountyisinthe Gulf Coastal Plains physical region.

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Clever Cities and Teasing TownscountY clue cItY

1. Angelina Play in baseball ________________________________

2. Bailey Animal footwear ________________________________

3. Bell Brand of cupcake ________________________________

4. Bosque Final funeral message ________________________________

5. Brewster 26.2-mile race ________________________________

6. Caldwell Salt water tree ________________________________

7. Callahan Brand of bread ________________________________

8. Cherokee Voice in a choir ________________________________

9. Coleman Spider town ________________________________

10. Concho Biblical garden ________________________________

11. Coryell Breakfast food ________________________________

12. Culberson Spanish word for wolf ________________________________

13. Denton Think about ________________________________

14. Dimmit Season safe spot ________________________________

15. El Paso Actor Eastwood ________________________________

16. Fisher Tweety's enemy ________________________________

17. Franklin George Washington's home ________________________________

18. Galveston Chummy trees ________________________________

19. Gonzales Landed at Plymouth Rock ________________________________

20. Grayson Lucy's best friend ________________________________

21. Hamilton Tinkerbell ________________________________

22. Hardin Water making your mouth pucker ________________________________

23. Hays Leaking water ________________________________

24. Hill Peaceful high ground ________________________________

25. Hutchinson Brand of potato chip ________________________________




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Clever Cities and Teasing TownscountY clue cItY

26. Jackson Spanish Christmas ________________________________

27. Jones Man's formal attire ________________________________

28. Kaufman Red Muppet ________________________________

29. Kent White bear ________________________________

30. Kleberg Royal city ________________________________

31. Lee Two nickels in a container ________________________________

32. Madison A president's town ________________________________

33. Matagorda Grace at meal ________________________________

34. Motley Bullfighter ________________________________

35. Nacogdoches Crazy town ________________________________

36. Panola Fourths of a European nation ________________________________

37. Presidio Automobile make and color ________________________________

38. Red River Hurt appendage ________________________________

39. Rockwall Destiny ________________________________

40. San Jacinto Hit center of target ________________________________

41. Stephens Must have ________________________________

42. Swisher Gleeful ________________________________

43. Travis Cartoon cat ________________________________

44. Upshur Fasten ________________________________

45. Van Zandt Type of vehicle ________________________________

46. Ward Kings and queens ________________________________

47. Wilson Multiple trees ________________________________

48. Wise Colored wood ________________________________

49. Young Cares very much ________________________________

50. Zapata High-flying bird ________________________________




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Texas Counties Word Search1. Fort __________________, established in 1849, is located in Hill County.2. __________________ is the county seat of Ector County.3. ________________ ________________ National Grassland is located in Dallam County.4. The _______________________ River forms the southern boundary of Brown County.5. ______________________ is the county seat of Aransas County.6. Part of the _____________________ National Forest is located in Nacogdoches County.7. In Sabine County, the town of ___________________ is located south of Sexton.8. Terrell County was created in 1905 from _________________ County.9. An airport in Williamson County is located north of the city of ______________________________.10. ______________ ______________ National Historic Site is located in Cameron County north of Brownsville.11. The __________________ __________________ Railroad goes through Culberson County.12. Fayette County was named for a hero of the _________________ Revolution, Marquis de Lafayette.13. Kimble County is named for George C. Kimble, who died at the ____________________.14. Texas State _____________________ is located in San Marcos in Hays County.15. ______________________ missions were built in Nacogdoches County in 1716.16. The capital city, ___________________, is located in Travis County.17. Navarro County is named for Jose Antonio Navarro, a leader during the ___________________ of Texas.18. Taylor County is named for Edward, __________________, and George Taylor, heroes of the Alamo.19. The county seat of Potter County is ____________________________.20. Old Fort ________________________ is located near Marfa in Presidio County.21. __________________________________ Indians lived in Refugio County.22. The__________________________RiverflowsthroughRobertsCounty.23. Austin County is named for Stephen F. Austin, the ______________________ of Texas.24. Fort ___________________ is located in El Paso County.25. Oil, _______________, and caliche productions are important minerals found in Jim Wells County.26. ____________________ Indians abandoned present-day Red River County in the 1790s.27. Ellis County is named for Richard Ellis, president of the convention that declared Texas’ __________________________________.28. _________________ ________________ Canyon State Park is located in Randall County.29. The ______________________ River forms the eastern boundary of Orange County.30. Maverick County is named for Samuel Maverick, whose name is now a synonym for unbranded _______________________.




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Texas Counties Word Search

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