1. The Four Natural Regions of Texas
Natural regions are determined by physical geography features such as landforms, climate, and vegetation. The regions have similar, unified characteristics.
The four regions are: 1.
Coastal Plains
North Central Plains 2. 3.
Great Plains 4.
Mountains and Basins

2. The Four Regions of Texas
North Central Plains
Great Plains
Mountains and Basins
Coastal Plains

4. Coastal Plains 1. The _____ part of Texas
Rainiest
The elevation is _____and it has a humid climate.
low
There’s a variety of trees that include:
-oak and hickory trees
The area along the Gulf Coast has rich prairie land.

5. Coastal Plains It supports a large ____ industry cattle
Fruit and vegetables grow well there.
It has leading _____ producing areas.
cotton
The southern part of this region has less rainfall and cotton and _____ grow here.
peanuts

6. Coastal Plains
(Look on page 73 in your textbook and label on your map)
Major Cities
D_ _ _ _ _
Dallas
W _ _ _
Waco
A _ _ _ _ _
Austin
S _ _ An _ _ _ _ _
San Antonio
Corpus C _ _ _ _ _ _
Corpus Christi
H _ _ _ _ _ _
Houston
(Look on page RA20 to label your rivers)
Waterways
B _ _ _ _ _ River
Brazos
R _ _ River
Red
C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ River
Colorado
Gulf of Mexico
What are the border states and countries?

7. Coastal Plains 1. Home to more people than any other region of Texas
About 2 out of every 3 Texans live in the Coastal Plains
The largest population of the four regions
Why does it have the largest population?

8. Coastal Plains Land Slopes toward Gulf of Mexico
Western edge 1,000 ft. above sea level
Coastal land is low and marshy
Shallow bays and inlets

9. Coastal Plains Landmarks and Points of Interest

10. Coastal Plains Economic Activities

11. SUBREGIONS OF TEXAS
North Central Plains 2.

12. North Central Plains 2.
near Temple and Killeen the soil is NOT good for growing trees
mostly tall grasses
This region is mainly a vast, flat, treeless plain.
Only a small area has oak, hickory, pecan and elm trees (around Fort Worth)
Hilly
Steep sided hills called buttes
Landforms with flat tops called mesas
Caprock escarpment
What is an escarpment?
An escarpment is a steep slope or long cliff that occurs from erosion or faulting and separates two relatively level areas of differing elevations.

13. North Central Plains Climate
Moderating _________
winds
Not as much rainfall as the Coastal Plains
________ in the winter
cold
warm in the summer

14. North Central Plains
(Turn in your textbooks to page 20) (Label on your map)
Cities:
Wichita F_ _ _ _
Wichita Falls
A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Arlington
F _ _ _ W _ _ _ _
Fort Worth
A _ _ _ _ _ _
Abilene
S _ _ A _ _ _ _ _
San Angelo
Waterways:
R _ _ River
Red
B _ _ _ _ _ River
Brazos
C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ River
Colorado
What are the border states and countries?

15. North Central Plains Landmarks and Points of Interest

16. North Central Plains Economic Activities
Are there any others?

17. Great Plains 3.

18. Great Plains 3. Live oak, and post oak trees and short grasses
Caves and underwater streams -Edwards
Aquifer
Canyons
Flat to Hilly
Plains

19. Great Plains Climate Very ___________ climate dry ________ summers hot
mild winters

20. The Great Plains Cities
(Look on page 21) (Label on your map)
Major Cities:
A _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Amarillo
L _ _ _ _ _ _
Lubbock
M _ _ _ _ _ _
Midland
The Big “O”?
Odessa
Waterways:
C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ River
Canadian
P _ _ _ _ River
Pecos
Rio G _ _ _ _ _ River
Rio Grande
What are the border states and countries?

21. Great Plains Economic Activities

22. Great Plains Points of Interest

23. Mountains and Basins 4.

24. Mountains and Basins 4. Tall ___________ mountains
Separated by large _________
basins
In the basin areas there are deserts with cactus, short grasses, and shrubs
_______________ on mountains
forests
Very little _________
rain
Very dry climate

25. Mountains and Basins El _ _ _ _ El Paso P _ _ _ _ Pecos
(look on page 22) label on your map
Major Cities
El _ _ _ _
El Paso
P _ _ _ _
Pecos
P _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Presidio
Waterways
P _ _ _ _ River
Rio G _ _ _ _ _ River
Rio Grande
What are the border states and countries?

26. Mountains and Basin Land
Mountain ranges and flat desert
_____________ Peak is the highest point in Texas
Guadalupe
Its highest point is 8,751 ft.
Deep canyons

27. Mountains and Basin Landmarks

28. Mountains and Basin Points of Interest
Zoo Golf
Rose Garden
Tigua Museum
Holocaust museum

29. Mountains and Basin Economic Activity