Agriculture of Houston

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This video explains and shows some of the agriculture in Houston.

How has the agricultural innovation of Houston been affected by other cultures?

The agricultural aspects of Houston are not much and in earlier times because of the location and how it is so low, it was mainly flooding. This is not ideal whether for trying to grow crops in an already humid environment. Something that has affected this and probably the most influential part of how cultures have affected agriculture in Houston would have to be migration and how when people start to settle in Houston they bring along new ideas that help others who are already here, improve their farming techniques. This also goes for trying to raise cattle because in another country they may know something that you don't and when they migrate to Houston they can teach local Houstonians a different way of grazing their cattle.

What are some of the major industries in Houston?

Houston is a very industrialized city and it has a lot of large industries that are providers for places all over the world. One of the main industries in Houston is the chemical industry. Almost forty percent of the nations capacity for producing and providing basic chemicals comes from Houston. The area around Houston-Baytown is home to 405 chemical plants and employs roughly thirty-six thousand people. Not only is chemical industry major but also NASA which stands for the National Aeronautics & Space Administration is a major industry that is taking the "Space Industry" to the next level. Houston also has the best facilities such as Memorial Herman Hospital. Houston is not only an influence for the city itself but for the entire world.
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What is common in Houston?

Houston is one of the biggest cities in the United States and that is what it is primarily know for. When you think about Houston or ask someone about it very seldom will you here them talk about farming or growing crops at first, it will usually be about all the fun activities/events that are always going on in the city. Some of the plant that are very common in Houston are Lantana, Angels Trumpet, and Oleanders. In Houston the only main cattle we have are cows and horses. You usually don't have other kinds of animals like goats etc.

The population of Houston

Houston is one of the biggest cities in the United States in fact it is the fourth largest city which as you can imagine is very populated. The population of Houston in 2005 was over 5.7 million people and know is even larger because of immigration and a higher birth rate. Houston is 49.5% white( including hispanic/latino), 25% African , American, 0.44% Native american, 5.31% asian and 16.96% are of other races. Since Houston is so large you would think that there would be a lot of room for farming but because it population is so large and evenly distributed across the city their is not much. However, we still are very cable of growing crops farming cattle.

What is geography?

Geography can be defined as the study of earth's resources, land, people, places and environment. There are five themes of geography and they are as follows Movement, Location, Human Environment Interaction, Region, and Place. Houston is city that is also a big target for migration and a large part of the population involves the immigrants setting here. This can cause our population to increase even though we already have a large population. Since Houston is so industrialized it is common for us to give off a lot of combustion and contribute to global warming. This is an example of a Human Environment Interaction. These are just some things that involve the geography of Houston.

Houston's environment

Houston's environment is not good for growing crops and farming because not only is it very populated , it is one of the most densely populated cities in the United States. It is also one of the most Industrialized cities in the United States. This does not leave room for very much farmland to grow crops and raise cattle. Another problem when trying to grow crops and raise cattle in Houston is located in the Gulf Coastal Plains biome so its vegetation is caterogorized as Temperate Grasslands. Much of the city of Houston was built on Forested Land, marshes, and swamps which can be seen in relatively close areas. The major problem in Houston that prevents many people from being able to successfully accomplish "Agriculture is that the city is very flat so it floods which is a recurring problem for residents that are staying there.

How has the agricultural innovation of Houston been affected by other cultures?

What is agriculture?

Agriculture is the production, marketing, and processing of food, fibers, and byproducts from plants and animals. Human civilization rose because of agriculture, and animals and plants were raised from it. The study of agriculture is called Agricultural Science. Agriculture is not only crops and growing them even though it is a major part of it. The other major part of agriculture is the evolution of different kinds of plants. Even though Houston is not known for farming because it is such an industrialized city and doesn't have much room for farms. This doesn't mean that Houston is not cable of growing crops, because some of the main crops in Houston are as rice, berries and many fruits. There are a lot of cattle in Houston so the farming is quite typical here. We have mainly cows, and horses.