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Palo Duro Canyon
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Coastal Plains Great Plains North Central Plains Regions of Texas
Mountains and Basins Coastal Plains Created By Mrs. Phillips Krimmel Intermediate
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Coastal Plains Location: Eastern most part of Texas along Gulf of Mexico
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Natural Resources (A resource that occurs in nature that could create wealth) Natural resources: Trees, Rivers, Grasslands, Lakes__, most rainfall, Oil and Natural gas, fish.
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Major Cities Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Galveston, Brownsville, Corpus Christi, and Victoria.
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Physical Features Plains, desert, Balcones Escarpment to completely Flat to Rolling Hills. Wrong way rivers take water from the driest part of the state to the wettest part of the state. All rivers flow through the Coastal Plains.
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Economy (How the region makes money)
Lumber and wood products, farming, ranching, oil, petrochemicals, shipping, fishing, high tech.
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Crops Rice Cotton Fruits (watermelons, peaches) Grains (sorghum)
Vegetables (corn) Peanuts Christmas trees
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Coastal Plains Climate-Hot
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North Central Plains Location: North Texas between
the Coastal Plains and Great Plains along the Red River
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Natural Resources (A resource that occurs in nature that could create wealth) Grassland, Brush & Shrubs, Good Rainfall, Oil & Natural Gas, and Limestone The Big Wichita
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Major Cities Ft. Worth Abilene San Angelo Wichita Falls
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Physical Features Plains rolling hills & valleys
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Economy (How the region makes money)
Ranching Farming Airplane Industry Computers
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Crops Cotton Grains (wheat) Peanuts & pecans Vegetables (corn)
Fruits (peaches, watermelons) Climate- hot short summer, cool to cold winters.
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The Great Plains Location: Central Texas extending from the Panhandle to the Rio Grande River
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Mesquite, Cedar and Oak Trees Deer and wild turkeys
Natural Resources (A resource that occurs in nature that could create wealth) Natural Gas Oil Vast Grasslands Mesquite, Cedar and Oak Trees Deer and wild turkeys
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Major Cities Amarillo Midland Lubbock Odessa Kerrville Fredericksburg
Del Rio
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Physical Features Flat treeless plain Caprock Escarpment
Balcones Escarpment Palo Duro Canyon en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caprock_Escarpment
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Economy (How the region makes money)
Farming Ranching (Cattle, Sheep, Goats) Oil & Gas Cotton Railroad Shipping
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Climate- Crops Cotton Grain Sorghum Peaches Pecans Hot long summers,
Cold winters.
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Mountains and Basins Location: Far West Texas
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Natural Resources Yucca Cactus Desert Plants Oil Natural gas Limestone
(A resource that occurs in nature that could create wealth) Yucca Desert Plants Oil Natural gas Limestone Shale rock Clay Talc Copper Salt Sulphur Cactus
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Major Cities El Paso Pecos Ft. Davis Presidio Ft. Stockton El Paso
Fort Davis
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Physical Features 150 mountains (Davis, Guadalupe, Glass and Chisos Mts.) Plateaus and basins Deserts Pecos and Rio Grande Rivers Big Bend National Park commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Big_Bend_Nat...
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Economy (How the region makes money)
Farming Ranching (Cattle, Sheep and Goat) Tourism (Big Bend National Park) Oil and Gas Maquilladoras
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Crops Cotton Pecan Trees Cantaloupes
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Climate Hot days, cold nights, hot short summers, cold winters.
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