1. Guiding Question What effect do regional characteristics have on population patterns?

2. The Four Major Regions of Texas

3. Mountains and Basins Region

4. Geographic Subdivisions Mountains and Basins

5. Location Far west Texas East border near Pecos River South border is the Rio Grande North border is New Mexico

6. Geographic Features 150 mountains in the mountain ranges Plateaus and basins (flat bottomed valleys) Guadalupe Peak- highest point in TX at 8,749 feet Desert in the lower elevation Rivers- Pecos, Rio Grande Big Bend National Park

7. Guadalupe Peak

8. Climate Driest part of the state 8-20 inches of rain per year (20 inches in the mountains) Hot days, cool nights

9. Natural Resources Plants- pine trees in the mountains, short grasses, shrubs, and desert plants in the plateaus and basins

10. Economic Resources Farming- cotton, fruit, vegetables Tourism Ranching- cattle, sheep, goat Oil and gas- part of the Permian Basin

11. Major Cities El Paso Pecos Monahans Fort Davis

12. Guiding Question What effect do regional characteristics have on population patterns?