5 Themes of Austin
Sami Manning
Location
- Austin, the capital of Texas is a 3 hour drive from Dallas, TX.
- Austin is also near San Antonio.
The Capital Of Texas
Route from Austin to Dallas
Map of Texas to compare its location to other major cities
Place
- Live music capital of the world
- South Congress Ave
- Town Lake
Austin City Limits Music Fest
This is a huge music festival that occurs annually that thousands attend.
South Congress
AKA SoCo, there are popular shops, eateries, and hotels along this Avenue. It's one of the most well-known places in Austin.
Lady Bird Lake
People all over Austin come here to paddle board, kayak, run on the trails, and just to cross that bridge for daily activities.
Movement
- Capital Metro
- Biking
- Cars
Capital Metro Bus
These busses are very efficient for people living in central Austin.
Biking
Many UT students bike to campus.
Cars
Most of the people living outside of Central Austin own cars for transportation.
Human Environment Interaction
- Barton Springs Pool
- Heat
Barton Springs
We changed our environment and made Barton Springs into a pool that is a very popular to go on the hot summer days.
Lake Austin
We use our lakes to cope with the crazy Austin heat. Many people like to take their boats out on Lake Austin and keep cool with a fun day on the water.
Region
- Temperatures reach past 100° almost daily during the summer.
- Many people stereotype TX.
- Austin is mostly flat with some hills.
Heat Waves
In this picture you can see the heat waves that Austinites experience every day in the summertime.
Texas Stereotype
Other countries and states view Texas and think that we are rednecks living on farms, riding horses to the grocery store, extreme republicans carrying guns around. In reality, we're extrememly liberal and efficient.
Landform
You can see that Austin has hills, many trees, a river, and also flat land.