PowerPoint will cover Geography of Texas, and its regions.

Basins- an area of land where water from rain drains downhill to a body of water, such as a river or stream. San Jacinto River, Rio Grande, etc. Plateau- An area of highland usually consisting of a flat terrain. Found mainly in Central and West Texas. Different Areas

Different River Basins in Texas.

You see a lot of Plateaus in West Texas!

Different Maps Political Map Physical Map Shows the major highways, the counties and the major cities. Shows natural landmarks, mountains and rivers. Different Maps

This is the kind of map you would use for direction. Political Map

This is the kind of map you would use to see the great landscapes in Texas. Physical Map of Texas

Texas Regions Texas is divided up into four Regions: Gulf Coast Region- grassland area, with marshes. Central Lowland (Grand Prairie)- Area with some hills and forests. Great Plains (Panhandle)- Hill Country, with many canyons. Basin and Range- Many Mountains and a high elevation. Texas Regions

Indian Tribes here before 1492! Caddo (Central Lowland)- very good at farming, the name Tejas comes from this tribe. Karankawas (Gulf Coast)- mainly fishermen, some of their bones were found in Houston, Texas. Comanche (Great Plains)- well known tribe, gave the settlers of Texas the most trouble. Apache (Basin)- battled with the Comanche, then later moved into New Mexico and Arizona. Indian Tribes here before 1492!