 Three parts  llano basin  Edwards plateau  High plains  Extends North in straight line to Canada  High, flat grassland  Texas hill country located here

 Resources- natural gas (helium), rich soils, and petroleum  Farmers- underground water, state’s top producer of wheat, cotton and sorghum  Cattle ranching important  Half of world’s mohair (hair of angora goats) is found here  Oil in Permian Basin

 Amarillo  Then near new railroad but become booming cattle market  Amarillo means yellow After yellow colored soil & wildflowers  Lubbock  Then the hub of the plains grew after the Santa Fe railroad built its line through this town  Midland and Odessa  Known for large oil and gas industries

 Palo Duro Canyon  Second largest canyon after the grand canyon  100 miles long and 6 miles wide  Caprock Escarpment  Steep slops or cliffs that separates the Great Plains from the Central Plains