Texas Geographic Regions Unit 1

Coastal Plains Physical characteristics Plains, desert, hills, Balcones Escarpment All rivers flow through this region except Red R. and Pecos R. The Pecos flows into Rio Grande Brazos, Colorado, Neches, Nueces, Guadalupe, San Antonio, Trinity, Rio Grande Wrong way rivers that take water from driest part of state to the wettest part of the state Climate – mild

Coastal Plains Human Characteristics Highway systems Location of most major cities Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Dallas, Brownsville Industries – timber, agriculture, oil and gas, technology, industry, education Dams Fishing, tourism, intra-coastal waterway

Coastal Plains Hou Intracoastal Waterway Houston Austin Texas Bluebonnets Navasota

North Central Plains Physical characteristics Rolling prairies, a few rivers Climate – hot short summer, cool to cold winters Major cities: Ft. Worth

North Central Plains Human characteristics Industries – agriculture, manufacturing, military defense

Great Plains Major Cities: Physical characteristics Canyons, escarpments, plains, aquifers, plateaus Climate – hot summers, cold winters Major Cities: i. Amarillo, Lubbock, Midland, Odessa

Great Plains Human characteristics Irrigation Industries – ranching and agriculture Wind farms Dams – Amistad Oil/gas and ranching

Mountains and Basins Physical characteristics River, deserts Climate – hot days, cold nights, hot short summers, cold winters Major Cities: i. El Paso

Mountains and Basins Human characteristics Industries – cattle, sheep and goat ranching Big Bend National Park Dams