to describe the patterns of
agriculture and economic activities in Texas
to understand the changing nature
of the economy of Texas, changes in trading patterns, and the
consequent effects on the population
to trace the processes and
relationships which have created the patterns and are driving
economic changes in Texas, e.g., globalization of the economy,
economic restructuring, relationships which govern agricultural
land use (von Thunen), increasing spatial concentration of wealth,
etc.
