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

Products- Population- Landscape- Products- Population- Landscape- 35 Cattle and sheep ranching, oil, farming (wheat and cotton). Medium. Less than the GCP. Largest city is Fort Worth. Mostly flat. Some hills.

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

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

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

Fort Worth Abilene Killeen San Angelo Wichita Falls LabelYourMap

Mountains&Basins Guadalupe Peak 8,749 ft. – Tallest mountain in Texas

Mountains & Basins smallest Size: smallest far west Texas Location: far west Texas dry, hot, desert Climate: dry, hot, desert Basins, rivers, Davis Mountains, canyon, plateau, mesa, butte, escarpments Landforms: Basins, rivers, Davis Mountains, canyon, plateau, mesa, butte, escarpments *All mountains located west of the Pecos River farming, oil & natural gas, trade & maquiladoras factories Products: farming, oil & natural gas, trade & maquiladoras factories El Paso Major Cities: El Paso

The Mountains and Basins Region

Products- Population- Landscape- Products- Population- Landscape- 8 Some cattle ranching. A little farming along the Rio Grande. Oil. Very low. Very few towns. Deserts and mountains.

El Paso: Population- 609,000

El Paso

Guadalupe Peak- Tallest Mountain in Texas

Central Plains Gulf Coastal Plains Kingdom of the Sharks

Central Plains Gulf Coastal Plains Great Plains

Central Plains Gulf Coastal Plains Great Plains Mountains and Basins

Great Plains Central Plains Gulf Coastal Plains Kingdom of the Sharks

Label Your Map El Paso

Notice how the elevation of Texas keeps going up as you travel WEST. Why does the elevation of Texas change as you head west? Because the land is higher in the northwest, almost all rivers in Texas run to the southeast and flow into the Gulf of Mexico.

 Texas rivers are called ‘wrong way ’ rivers because they carry water from the west (driest) to the east (wettest) parts of Texas. Most flow into the Gulf of Mexico.

 Aquifer – underground water reservoirs or underground lakes  2 major Aquifers: Edwards & Ogallala Edwards Aquifer

The Balcones Escarpment Answer: The Balcones Escarpment. Balcon means balcony in Spanish.

“Step down! Step down!”

The 4 Regions of Texas Balcones Escarpment Texas has 4 natural regions. A region is an area of land that shares common characteristics like elevation, climate, soil and precipitation.

 Texas has many man-made lakes and reservoirs.  Only 1 natural lake- Caddo Lake. All others are created by damming up rivers. Example ‘Lake Houston’ wasn’t created until 1953 when the city of Houston built a dam to supply the needs of a growing city.

Underground lake

A steep cliff

Area of level land, at a low elevation, covered with grass.

 Relating to the city

 Relating to the country