1. Regions of Texas
A visual guide

2. us

3. There are 12 “sub regions”
fortunately,
you do not need to “know” all of them

5. 4 “primary” regions of Texas
These Sub regions are part of 4 primary regions
Texas 4 primary regions are:
Gulf Coastal Plain
Central Plains
Great Plains
Mountains and Basins Region

6. Mountains
and
Basins

7. Coastal Plains

8. Central Plains

9. Great Plains

11. There are two “drastic increases in elevation”
These drastic increases in elevation are called escarpments

12. Caprock Escarpment
Balcones Escarpment

13. Between them is a raised uplands
This is the Edwards Plateau

14. Caprock Escarpment
Edwards Plateau
Balcones Escarpment