The Four Natural Regions of Texas Natural regions are determined by physical geography features such as landforms, climate, and vegetation. The regions have similar, unified characteristics. The four regions are: 1. Coastal Plains North Central Plains 2. 3. Great Plains 4. Mountains and Basins

The Four Regions of Texas North Central Plains Great Plains Mountains and Basins Coastal Plains

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Coastal Plains 1. The _____ part of Texas Rainiest The elevation is _____and it has a humid climate. low There’s a variety of trees that include: -oak and hickory trees The area along the Gulf Coast has rich prairie land.

Coastal Plains It supports a large ____ industry cattle Fruit and vegetables grow well there. It has leading _____ producing areas. cotton The southern part of this region has less rainfall and cotton and _____ grow here. peanuts

Coastal Plains (Look on page 73 in your textbook and label on your map) Major Cities D_ _ _ _ _ Dallas W _ _ _ Waco A _ _ _ _ _ Austin S _ _ An _ _ _ _ _ San Antonio Corpus C _ _ _ _ _ _ Corpus Christi H _ _ _ _ _ _ Houston (Look on page RA20 to label your rivers) Waterways B _ _ _ _ _ River Brazos R _ _ River Red C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ River Colorado Gulf of Mexico What are the border states and countries?

Coastal Plains 1. Home to more people than any other region of Texas About 2 out of every 3 Texans live in the Coastal Plains The largest population of the four regions Why does it have the largest population?

Coastal Plains Land Slopes toward Gulf of Mexico Western edge 1,000 ft. above sea level Coastal land is low and marshy Shallow bays and inlets

Coastal Plains Landmarks and Points of Interest

Coastal Plains Economic Activities

SUBREGIONS OF TEXAS North Central Plains 2.

North Central Plains 2. near Temple and Killeen the soil is NOT good for growing trees mostly tall grasses This region is mainly a vast, flat, treeless plain. Only a small area has oak, hickory, pecan and elm trees (around Fort Worth) Hilly Steep sided hills called buttes Landforms with flat tops called mesas Caprock escarpment What is an escarpment? An escarpment is a steep slope or long cliff that occurs from erosion or faulting and separates two relatively level areas of differing elevations.

North Central Plains Climate Moderating _________ winds Not as much rainfall as the Coastal Plains ________ in the winter cold warm in the summer

North Central Plains (Turn in your textbooks to page 20) (Label on your map) Cities: Wichita F_ _ _ _ Wichita Falls A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Arlington F _ _ _ W _ _ _ _ Fort Worth A _ _ _ _ _ _ Abilene S _ _ A _ _ _ _ _ San Angelo Waterways: R _ _ River Red B _ _ _ _ _ River Brazos C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ River Colorado What are the border states and countries?

North Central Plains Landmarks and Points of Interest

North Central Plains Economic Activities Are there any others?

Great Plains 3.

Great Plains 3. Live oak, and post oak trees and short grasses Caves and underwater streams -Edwards Aquifer Canyons Flat to Hilly Plains

Great Plains Climate Very ___________ climate dry ________ summers hot mild winters

The Great Plains Cities (Look on page 21) (Label on your map) Major Cities: A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Amarillo L _ _ _ _ _ _ Lubbock M _ _ _ _ _ _ Midland The Big “O”? Odessa Waterways: C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ River Canadian P _ _ _ _ River Pecos Rio G _ _ _ _ _ River Rio Grande What are the border states and countries?

Great Plains Economic Activities

Great Plains Points of Interest

Mountains and Basins 4.

Mountains and Basins 4. Tall ___________ mountains Separated by large _________ basins In the basin areas there are deserts with cactus, short grasses, and shrubs _______________ on mountains forests Very little _________ rain Very dry climate

Mountains and Basins El _ _ _ _ El Paso P _ _ _ _ Pecos (look on page 22) label on your map Major Cities El _ _ _ _ El Paso P _ _ _ _ Pecos P _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Presidio Waterways P _ _ _ _ River Rio G _ _ _ _ _ River Rio Grande What are the border states and countries?

Mountains and Basin Land Mountain ranges and flat desert _____________ Peak is the highest point in Texas Guadalupe Its highest point is 8,751 ft. Deep canyons

Mountains and Basin Landmarks

Mountains and Basin Points of Interest Zoo Golf Rose Garden Tigua Museum Holocaust museum

Mountains and Basin Economic Activity