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Mountains and Basins Region Big Bend Nat’l Park Mexico

LANDFORMS NATURAL VEGETATION Mountains, Plateaus and Basins Part of the Rocky Mountains 3 biggest ranges in TX – Davis Mts., Chisos Mts., Guadalupe Mts. Permian Basin NATURAL VEGETATION Desert plants (cactus, yucca, creosote, small shrubs) Pine Forests in the mountains Driest part of state 8” rain/yr (20 in mountains) Hot days, cool nights

NATURAL RESORCES Wind X Pecos River Oil and Natural Gas (mostly in the Permian Basin) X Rio Grande Not a lot of water!!!! This is a desert!! Minerals – (limestone, copper, salt, sulfur, talc, shale, clay) Coastal Plains had 12 major rivers… M&B only has TWO…

X ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES Irrigated Farming Wind Energy Cantaloupes (Pecos River), Cotton and Pecans X Trade with NM, AZ, CA and Mexico (Rest of TX is farther away) Maquiladoras Oil & Natural Gas Permian Basin

Tourism ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES Cont… CITIES (and Towns) Pecos Ft. Davis Camping Tourism Hiking CITIES (and Towns) Big Bend National Park Pecos Ft. Davis Alpine El Paso Marfa Davis Observatory (Davis Mountains)

Santa Elena Canyon in Big Bend National Park Mexico United States Rio Grande

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