1. Mountains and Basins Region Big Bend Nat’l Park Mexico

2. Driest part of state 8” rain/yr (20 in mountains) Hot days, cool nights Desert plants (cactus, yucca, creosote, small shrubs) Pine Forests in the mountains LANDFORMS Mountains, Plateaus and Basins 150 mountains in the mountain ranges of Texas Part of the Rocky Mountains 3 biggest ranges in TX – Davis Mts., Chisos Mts., Guadalupe Mts. NATURAL VEGETATION

3. NATURAL RESORCES Wind X Pecos River Rio Grande Minerals – (limestone, copper, salt, sulfur, talc, shale, clay)

4. ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES Maquiladoras Wind Energy Irrigated Farming Cantaloupes (Pecos River), Cotton and Pecans Oil & Natural Gas Permian Basin X Trade with NM, AZ, CA and Mexico (Rest of TX is farther away)

5. ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES Cont… CITIES (and Towns) El Paso Marfa Pecos Ft. Davis Alpine Tourism Big Bend National Park Camping Hiking Davis Observatory (Davis Mountains)