1. Essential Question
What are four regions of Texas and the characteristics of each region?

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?