1. Intro to the Major Landforms of Texas and the Four Regions of Texas
BALCONES ESCARPMENT
CAPROCK ESCARPMENT
Coastal Plains
Edwards Plateau
High Plains
Permian Basin

2. As we discussed in our “Walk Across Texas”, there are many different landforms in our state. Get out your notes from the “Walk” and write all the LANDFORMS from diagram list on your handout.
Add any other landforms you think Texas may have that weren’t on the list.
Today, we are going to focus on the vocabulary word escarpment. Texas has two major escarpments that play a large role in the shape of the land of our state.

3. Major Texas Landforms CAPROCK ESCARPMENT BALCONES ESCARPMENT
Escarpment a long steep slope, esp. at the edge of a plateau or separating areas of land at different heights
CAPROCK ESCARPMENT
High Plains
Permian Basin
Edwards Plateau
Coastal Plains
BALCONES ESCARPMENT

4. BALCONES ESCARPMENT
TX Landforms
South

5. CAPROCK ESCARPMENT
TX Landforms

6. Test Your Knowledge
Using the handout, write the answers to the questions on the following slides. 1.
What is the name of this escarpment?

7. 2.
What is the name of this escarpment?

8. 3.
This escarpment separates what two major landforms?

9. 4.
This escarpment separates the Edwards Plateau from what two major landforms?
Edwards Plateau

10. 5. 6. Which two Texas cities are near the Caprock Escarpment?
Which escarpment goes through Austin? 6.

11. Four Regions of Texas
The Escarpments help make up the NATURAL BORDERS for the Four Regions of Texas
The Four Regions of Texas are:
Coastal Plains Region
North Central Plains Region
Great Plains Region
Mountains and Basins Region

12. North Central Plains Region
Here are the regions on a map. Label them on your map, too.
North Central Plains Region
Mountains & Basins Region
Find Travis County on this map. Put a star on the map where Austin would be (in Travis County). What do you notice about Austin? Which region(s) is it in?
Great Plains Region
What do you notice about Austin? Which region(s) is it in?
Coastal Plains Region

13. The four regions found in Texas are just part of a larger set of regions found across the United States.
What makes a region? The differences in the geography of a place… remember the five things we talked about before the walk?
Each region has different locations, landforms, climate, natural vegetation, natural resources.

14. Sub-Regions of Texas
The four Regions of Texas are broken up into 11 Sub-Regions.
The Coastal Plains Region is broken into 5 sub-regions
The North Central Plains Region is broken up into 3 sub-regions

15. The Great Plains Region is broken up into 3 sub-regions
The Mountains and Basins Region has NO sub-regions

16. You will be given a Texas map with the sub-regions shown.
You will need to color and label the 11 sub-regions of Texas.
You will also need to use the sub-regions to draw in the 4 regions of Texas.
This assignment will be homework… due the next time you come to class.
Have fun! 