1. Texas Regions

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3. Can you name the 4 Regions of Texas?
GP = GREAT PLAINS
CP= CENTRAL PLAINS
MB=MOUNTAINS & BASINS
C= COASTAL PLAINS

4. The regions of Texas are…
C= COASTAL PLAINS
CP= CENTRAL PLAINS (or North Central Plains)
GP= GREAT PLAINS
MB= MOUNTAINS AND BASINS

5. Regions and Subregions of Texas
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6. COASTAL PLAINS REGION
COASTAL
PLAINS

7. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF COASTAL PLAINS REGION
REGION COVERS 1/3 OF THE LAND OF TEXAS
PINEY WOODS ALONG TEXAS-LOUISIANA BORDER.
LOWEST ELEVATION OF ALL TEXAS REGIONS
MOST OF THE GULF COAST IS MADE UP OF MARSHES-WETLANDS WHERE TALL GRASSES GROW.

8. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY & Landforms == COASTAL PLAINS REGION
Mostly flat, coastal, lakes, piney woods
Forest = Roughly 12 million acres
Rivers = Colorado, Brazos, Trinity
PLANTS & CROPS= prairie grass, timber, rice
Wildflowers, bluebonnets, brush
ANIMALS= cattle, horses, geese
WATER RESOURCES= Gulf of Mexico,
Guadalupe River, Sabine River, Rio
Grande
NATURAL RESOURCES: timber, oil, gas

9. SUB-REGIONS OF THE COASTAL PLAINS
THERE ARE 5 SUB-REGIONS: (smaller regions)
Piney Woods (heavily wooded in East Texas)
Post Oak Belt = largest city is Bryan-College Station!!! WHOOP!
Blackland Prairie = rich black soil great for farming
Gulf Coastal Plain = mainland near coast/full of bayous
South Texas Plain = includes Rio Grande Valley

10. Climate of the COASTAL PLAINS REGION
Hot and humid summers; mild winters
Tornadoes / hurricanes
Wettest of the four regions
Coastal plains get the most rainfall, yet still prone to drought

11. COASTAL Plains CITIES………
AUSTIN (ON BORDER)
HOUSTON
DALLAS
SAN ANTONIO
CORPUS CHRISTI

12. COASTAL Plains ECONOMY = JOBS/INDUSTRY
OCEAN LIFE, FISHING, AND SHRIMPING
TIMBER = PINE TREES; SWINE; REFINERIES; CATTLE RANCHING; FARMING
OIL/PETROLEUM: OFF SHORE OIL RIGS / DRILLING
**INTERESTING FACTS:
ALAMO=SAN ANTONIO
KING RANCH=KINGSVILLE

13. COASTAL Plains LANDMARKS
PINEY WOODS
ALAMO (SAN ANTONIO)
SAN JACINTO MONUMENT (HOUSTON)
URBAN TRIANGLE (DALLAS-HOUSTON-SAN ANTONIO) 2/3 OF POPULATION IN THIS AREA.

14. Coastal Plains Region Major Landform: Climate: Waterways:
Padre Island and Balcones Escarpment
*mostly flat, coastal, lakes, piney woods forest
Climate:
Hot/warm and wet, humid, tornadoes, hurricanes
30-55 inches of rain per year; some floods
Waterways:
Trinity River and Rio Grande River, Colorado River,
Brazos River (all rivers flow through this region)
Major Cities:
Dallas, Austin,
Houston, San Antonio,
Corpus Christi
Landmarks/Points of Interest:
The Alamo, NASA, King Ranch, Piney Woods,
San Jacinto Monument
Characteristics:
Pine trees, plains,
highway system,
and most major cities
Economic Activities:
Fishing, farm/ranching,
oil and gas, refineries, and tourism

15. North Central Plains
NORTH
CENTRAL
PLAINS

16. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE NORTH CENTRAL PLAINS
THE RED RIVER DIVIDES TEXAS FROM OKLAHOMA.
MADE UP OF ROLLING GRASSY PRAIRIES

17. landforms of Central Plains
FLAT, ROLLING HILLS, BLACKLAND
MESQUITE TREES, SMALL TREES
EDWARDS AQUIFER, SPRINGS, GUADALUPE RIVER
Rivers, Escarpments, Grasslands, Hardwood trees
HIGHER ELEVATION

18. NORTH CENTRAL PLANTS, CROPS, ANIMALS FARMING, RANCHING, OIL
& NATURAL GAS DRILLING
ALFALFA HAY, GRASSLANDS
HORSES, SHEEP AND WOOL, DAIRY CATTLE,
ANGORA GOATS
MOHAIN WOOL, DEER HUNTING
PECANS, PEANUTS, PEACHES

19. North Central Plains Climate & VEGETATION
“HOT” summers
Prone to drought / very dry
Cool in winter
Desert-like
MOSTLY RURAL GRASSLANDS, THICK GRASSES, FRUIT, VEGETABLE & OAT CROPS
FERTILE SOIL

20. NATURAL RESOURCES = CENTRAL PLAINS
LIMESTONE
OIL & NATURAL GAS
Sub RegIONS:
Grand Prairie
Western Cross Timbers
Rolling Plains =
steep large treeless plains

21. NORTH CENTRAL PLAINS ECONOMY (JOBS) RAILROADS, FARMING & RANCHING,
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
OIL & NATURAL GAS DRILLING
AGRICULTURE

22. NORTH CENTRAL PLAINS CITIES…..
SAN ANGELO- borders the GP
FORT WORTH
WACO
FREDRICKSBURG
WICHITA FALL S
SAN SABA

23. NORTH CENTRAL PLAINS LANDMARKS
FORT WORTH STOCKYARDS
CROSS TIMBERS —PECAN, ELM HICKORY TREES.
RED RIVER DIVIDES TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA

24. INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE CENTRAL PLAINS REGION
LBJ BOYHOOD
COLORFUL HISTORIC COURTHOUSES
GERMAN HERITAGE
EXOTIC ANIMALS
EXTRA:
THE PECAN IS THE ONLY NUT GROWN FOR PROFIT IN TEXAS.
MOST CATTLE DRIVES BROUGHT THEIR CATTLE TO THE FORT WORTH STOCKYARD.

25. North Central Plains Region
Major Landform:
Begins at Balcones Escarpment and is west
As far as the Caprock Escarpment
Climate:
Hot, short summers
and cool to cold winters
Subtropical- can rain up to 50 inches each year
Waterways:
Brazos River and Red River
Major Cities:
Fort Worth, Abilene,
Wichita Falls, and
San Angelo
Landmarks/Points of Interest:
Fort Worth Stockyards
and Dinosaur Valley State Park
Borders:
Oklahoma
Economic Activities:
Cattle Ranching, cotton and
wheat farming, horse farms
Characteristics:
Rolling prairies, a few rivers, and Texas Fort
Trail (8 frontier forts & 25+ historic courthouses)

26. The great plains / HIGH PLAINS

27. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE GREAT PLAINS (HIGH PLAINS) REGION
HIGH PLAINS RISE AS YOU MOVE WESTWARD
THICK GRASSES IN PARTS OF THE GREAT PLAINS.
DEEP CANYONS
HILLY AREAS TOWARD EDWARDS PLATEAU

28. LANDFORMS OF THE GREAT PLAINS (HIGH PLAINS) REGION
VERY FLAT = FLATTEST REGION
DESERTS, PLATEAUS, CANYONS
CAP ROCK ESCARPMENT
PALO DURO CANYON
PERMIAN BASIN
OGALLALA AQUIFER
PANHANDLE PLAINS

29. GREAT PLAINS PLANTS, CROPS, ANIMALS
COTTON, CORN, WHEAT, WINERIES,
SHEEP, CATTLE, GOATS (MOHAIR)
CEDAR TREES- FENCE POSTS

30. GREAT PLAINS CLIMATE HOT=HOTTEST OVER 100 DEGREES IN SUMMER
COLDEST SNOWS; BLUE NORTHERS
DRY (VERY DRY); DROUGHTS & DUST STORMS
VIOLENT STORMS & TORNADOES

31. GREAT PLAINS NATURAL RESOURCES
OIL, GAS, HELIUM
DEER & WILD TURKEYS
RICH SOIL

32. GREAT PLAINS ECONOMY HELIUM GAS PRODUCTION COTTON SEED PROCESSING
DENIM CLOTH PRODUCTION
FEED LOTS, RANCHING
WIND FARMS

34. CITIES IN THE GREAT PLAINS
LUBBOCK
AMARILLO
MIDLAND/ODESSA
TULIA
DALHART

35. GREAT PLAINS LANDMARKS
PALO DURO CANYON
BALCONES ESCARPMENT
EDWARDS PLATEAU

36. INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE REGION
PALO DURO CANYON STATE PARK
LAKE MERIDITH
UNDERGROUND CAVES
STREAMS
TORNADOES
THE “PANHANDLE”
FASTEST GROWING WIND POWERED
AREA

37. TERMS
ESCARPMENT –A STEEP SLOPE OR CLIFF THAT MARKS THE BOUNDARY OF A FLAT SLOPE.
CANYON—A DEEP NARROW VALLEY WITH STEEP SIDES, OFTEN WITH STREAMS RUNNING THROUGH IT.
AQUIFER--UNDERGROUND AREAS THAT HOLD ENOUGH WATER TO PROVIDE A USABLE SUPPLY.

38. Great Plains Region Major Landform: Climate Waterways: Major Cities:
Balcones Escarpment, Edwards Aquifer, and Palo Duro Canyon
Climate
Hot summers and cold winters –
Blizzards
Less than 20 inches of rain per year
Waterways:
Canadian River and Llano River
Major Cities:
Amarillo, Lubbock,
and Midland/Odessa
Points of Interest:
Texas Tech University and Amistad Dam
Economic Activities:
Cedar trees, ranching,
farming, and wind farms
Characteristics:
Canyons, escarpments,
plains, aquifers, plateaus,
and irrigation
Borders:
New Mexico
and Oklahoma

39. Mountains and basins
MOUNTAINS
& BASINS

40. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY ELEVATION HIGH IN MOUNTAINS
VERY FLAT AND SANDY IN VALLEY
WESTERN TIP OF TEXAS

41. LANDFORMS: m&b DESERT COUNTRY TALL MOUNTAINS, HIGHEST ELEVATION IN TX
BASINS, LOW AREAS BETWEEN PLATEAUS
SALT FLATS
RIO GRANDE
BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK

42. PLANTS, CROPS & ANIMALS: m&b
COTTON, PECANS, BEEF CATTLE, SHEEP & GOATS, PEPPERS, GRAIN
FRUITS, VEGETABLES, CANTALOUPES

43. Climate (M&B) DROUGHT, DRY-HOT MILD WINTERS LITTLE RAIN
DRIEST OF THE REGIONS (ABOUT 8 INCHES / YEAR)

44. NATURAL RESOURCES (m&b)
SALT
WATER IS PRECIOUS

45. MOUNTAIN AND BASINS ECONOMY
RANCHING- CATTLE, SHEEP, GOATS
FARMING – COTTON
GAME HUNTING

46. CITIES IN THE MOUNTAIN AND BASINS REGION
EL PASO
MISSION YSLETA
FORT BLISS
RIO GRANDE
PECOS
PRESIDIO

47. INTERESTING FACTS: MOUNTAIN AND BASINS REGION
SMALLEST POPULATION
FORT BLISS
BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
FORT DAVIS
McDONALD OBSERVATORY

48. LANDMARKS of the Mountains and basins region
BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
PECOS RIVER-natural border btw MB & GP

49. Mountains and Basins Region
Major Landform:
Guadalupe Mountains
Climate:
Driest part of the State
Hot days and cold nights
Hot, short summers and cold winters
8 in of rain per year, 20 in mt.
Waterways:
Pecos River and Rio Grande River
Major City:
El Paso
Points of Interest:
Big Bend National Park and Tigua Reservation
Economic Activities:
Cattle, sheep, and goat ranching
Characteristics:
Deserts, rivers, dams
Borders:
New Mexico
Random Facts: Smallest Region
Least Populated

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