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

Coastal Plains Gulf Coast Plain Post Oak Belt Piney Woods South Texas Plains

Landforms Plains Barrier Islands Balcones Escarpment Plains Gulf Coast Plain Plains Barrier Islands Balcones Escarpment Plains South Texas Plains Barrier Islands

Balcones Escarpment Part of it is in Austin Lower elevation on the eastern side Flatter on the eastern side

Natural Vegetation Pine Forests (East TX) Oak Forests (Post Oak Belt) Savanna (South Texas Plains) Grasslands (Gulf Coast Plains)

Natural Resources Water!!!! Coastal Plains: 30-55” rain/year Rivers - Brazos, Colorado, Trinity, San Jacinto, Neches, Guadalupe, etc…

Other Natural Resources Pine Forests Flat Land Fertile Soil (Blackland Prairie) Grass Iron and Coal Deposits Other Natural Resources Fish Oil Natural Gas

Economic Activities Lumber Tourism That use primarily Natural Resources Ports (Shipping) Natural Gas Farming: cotton, rice, vegetables, citrus Oil Drilling and Refining Ranching Fishing

TX Medical Center in Houston Economic Activities That use other resources Medical Technical Education Government

Cities of the Coastal Plains Houston Austin Cities of the Coastal Plains San Antonio Dallas Other Cities… Texarkana Corpus Christi Brownsville