1. Regions of Texas

2. Subregions
Coastal Plains: Piney Woods, Post Oak Belt, Blackland Prairie, Gulf Coastal Plain, South Texas Plain
North Central Plains: Grand Prairie, Cross Timbers, Rolling Plains
Great Plains: Llano Basin, Edwards Plateau, High Plains
Mountains and Basin

3. Coastal Plains
This includes 1/3 of Texas and 2 out of three Texans live in this region. This region also receives the most precipitation (Piney woods – inches annually)
Physical features: Piney woods, Oak, Hickory, Prairie grasslands, coastal areas.
Cities: Dallas, Austin, Houston, San Antonio
Economy: Timber, Oil, Natural Gas, Farming (citrus in South Texas), cotton, produce, ranching, insurance, electronics, etc.

4. North Central Plains
This region is West of Dallas to the Caprock Escarpment and south to the Balcones Escarpment.
Physical features: Rolling plains, steppes, small oaks, hickory, pecans, elms, mesquites, brush, scattered grasses
Cities: Fort Worth, Wichita Falls, Abilene
Economy: Ranching, Oil, Natural Gas, Cotton, Peanuts, Dairy Farming, Wheat

5. Great Plains
This region extends from the Balcones Escarpment to the Panhandle. It consists of the Llano Basin, Edwards Plateau, and the High Plains (flattest places on earth).
Physical features: Plateaus, steppes, granite, limestone, mesquite, live oaks, post oaks, pecans, short grasses, Edwards Aquifer
Cities: Midland/Odessa, Lubbock, Amarillo
Economy: Farming, ranching, oil, natural gas, corn, cotton, peanuts.

6. Mountains and Basin
This region is west of the Great Plains to El Paso. It contains the highest point at Guadalupe Peak (8,751 feet).
Physical features: Mountains, basins, valleys, deserts, oaks, pinons, ponderosa pines, cactus, shrubs, short grasses
Cities: El Paso, Fort Davis
Economy: Ranching, farming
Attractions: Big Bend National Park, Fort Davis,
McDonald Observatory, Guadalupe Mountains