Texas’ Gulf Coastal Plains are the western extension of the coastal plain extending from the Atlantic Ocean to beyond the Rio Grande. Its characteristic rolling to hilly surface covered with a heavy growth of pine and hardwoods extends into East Texas. In the increasingly arid west, however, its forests become secondary in nature, consisting largely of post oaks and, farther west, prairies and brushlands.
The interior limit of the Gulf Coastal Plains in Texas is the line of the Balcones Fault and Escarpment. This geologic fault or shearing of underground strata extends eastward from a point on the Rio Grande near Del Rio. It extends to the northwestern part of Bexar County, where it turns northeastward and extends through Comal, Hays, and Travis counties, intersecting the Colorado River immediately north of Austin. The fault line is a single, definite geologic feature, accompanied by a line of southward- and eastward-facing hills.
Offshore oil exploration can be a boon or a bane to many groups. It is useful since it harnesses the natural resource below the ocean floor which can be potentially used as source of energy. It is detrimental at the same time because the exploration can be a nuisance to the diversities living underneath the sea. The groups that differ on these views are <span>D. environmentalists and oil companies</span>
Paper and printing. Also the compass was a development from the Tang Dynasty as well
<span>It is thought that the Lapita may have originally sailed from "Taiwan." Lapita are people does not only originated from Taiwan but also the other regions of East Asia. Lapita is believed to be an ancestor of Polynesia, Micronesia and some parts of Melanesia.</span>
His policy of 'perestroyka' led to more openness and ultimately the collapse of the USSR. He was the first soviet leader not personally trained by Stalin.He had to deal with the consequences of the worst nuclear disaster ever (Chernobyl),which could not simply be covered over politically or by secrecy.He admitted the soviet economy had supply and demand problems that needed significant repair.He admitted soviet industry had extreme inefficiency.He requested more honest and open press coverage.he increased the price of a loaf of bread.
