Geographical presentation

• Texas is the second largest state in the USA after Alaska.

• It is located in the southern part of the country.• Borders: Mexico, Lousiana, Arkansas,

Oklahoma and New Mexico • The territory is for the most part flat

Cities

• Houston • Dallas • Amarillo• Austin (capital city)• San antonio• Fort Worth• Galveston

Houston

Dallas

San Antonio

Fort worth

Austin Capital city

Galveston

What is in Texas?

Sport

• Basket • American Football • Soccer• Baseball• Cycling• Rodeo

Basket • Texas has three basketball teams in the NBA:

Houston Rockets, the San Antonio Spurs and Dallas Mavericks

• San Antonio last year won the NBA

American football

• Is the most popular sport in the State

Soccer

Baseball

• The most important team are: the Texas Rangers (Dallas) and the Houston Astros

Cycling

• Lance Amstrong won seven times the Tour De France

Rodeo , the national sport that shows the skills of cowboys with

horses and cattle

the typical dishes of texas are: hamburgers and barbecue. Almost all foods are made with spicy sauces: a combination of traditional mexican cuisine with american tastes.

i piatti tipici del texas sono: hamburger, grigliate di carne, fagioli Quasi tutti i cibi sono a base di salsa piccante : la cucina texana mescola la cucina tradizionale messicana ai gusti americani