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

The Great Plains High Plains Edwards Plateau The Great Plains Region is broken into two VERY different types of geography: The Edwards Plateau and The High Plains High Plains Edwards Plateau

Landforms Plains High Plains and Llano Estacado (Staked Plains) Canyons in the North (Palo Duro Canyon) Caprock Escarpment Edwards Plateau and Llano Basin The Great Plains are at a higher elevation than the NCP Hills Balcones Escarpment

Natural Vegetation Edwards Plateau High Plains Grasslands Very Few Trees Savanna (grasses, small trees and shrubs)

Natural Resources Edwards Plateau High Plains Aquifers Savanna Oil Grasses, Cedar Trees and Live Oak Trees Oil Natural Gas Animals: Quail, Deer and Wild Turkeys In the Permian Basin part of the High Plains Aquifers Ogallala Edwards

Economic Activities Edwards Plateau High Plains Ranching - Cattle Ranching – Sheep and Goats Hunting Farming – Wheat and Cotton Tourism

Cities of the Great Plains High Plains Edwards Plateau Austin Amarillo Lubbock Midland Odessa Fredericksburg Kerrville