4 Natural Regions of Texas North Central Plains Great Plains Coastal Plains Mountains & Basins

How Different Is Texas? Texas Sub Regions

Coastal Plains

Coastal Plains Size: Largest region Location: next to Gulf of Mexico; Southeast Texas Climate: mild climate; Humid along the coast. Landforms: plains rolling hills & rivers, Edwards Aquifer Products: lumber, farming, trade, tourism, ranching, oil & petrochemical industries Major Cities: (2/3) of the Texas population lives here. Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Austin, Corpus Christi, Laredo, Brownsville Coastal Plains

Label Your Map Dallas Austin Houston San Antonio Corpus Christi Laredo Brownsville

Houston: Population- 2.1 Million Laredo: Population- 225,000 San Antonio: Population- 1.3 Million

Dallas: Population- 1.2 Million Austin: Population- 736,000 Corpus Christi: Population- 286,000 Brownsville: Population- 173,000

High Plains Great Plains Caprock Escarpment R A N C H I G

Great Plains Size: 2nd largest Location: northwest Texas Climate: dry, not a lot of rainfall; cooler summers; winters-cold Landforms: plains, hills, rivers, Ogallala Aquifer, Balcones Caprock escarpments & Edwards Plateau, Products: oil & gas industries, farming, & ranching Major Cities: Lubbock, Amarillo, Midland

Midland: Population- 102,000 Lubbock: Population- 218,000 Amarillo: Population- 190,000 Lubbock: Population- 218,000

Label Your Map Amarillo Lubbock Midland

North Central Plains

North Central Plains Size: 3rd largest Location: North central Texas Climate: Cold in winter; hot in summer. Less rainfall that Coastal Plains. Landforms: plains, rivers Products: ranching & agribusiness Major Cities: Fort Worth, Abilene, Killeen, Wichita Falls, San Angelo North Central Plains

Label Your Map Wichita Falls Fort Worth Abilene Killeen San Angelo

Fort Worth: Population- 534,000 Abilene: Population- 116,000 San Angelo: Population- 89,000

Wichita Falls: Population- 104,000 Killeen: Population- 112,000

Mountains & Basins El Capitan & Guadalupe Peak 8,749 ft.

Mountains & Basins Size: smallest Location: far west Texas Climate: dry, hot, desert Landforms: Basins, rivers, Davis Mountains, canyon, plateau, mesa, butte, escarpments Products: farming, oil & natural gas, sulfur & trade & maquiladoras factories Major Cities: El Paso

Label Your Map El Paso

El Paso: Population- 609,000

Write in complete sentences 4 Regions- Questions Write in complete sentences What regions have oil production? What region would have the most tourism? What regions of Texas have grassland that is good for ranching? What region is the state capital in? Put the regions in order from smallest to largest. What region would have the highest elevation? What region would get the most precipitation?