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The Four Regions of Texas
Coastal Plains North Central Plains Great Plains Mountains and Basins
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Coastal Plains Gulf Coast Plain Gulf Coast Piney Woods
South Texas Plains Cities (Dallas)
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Landforms Plains Barrier Islands Balcones Escarpment Plains
Gulf Coast Plain Plains Barrier Islands Balcones Escarpment Plains South Texas Plains Barrier Islands
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Balcones Escarpment Part of it is in Austin
Lower elevation on the eastern side Flatter on the eastern side
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Natural Vegetation Pine Forests (East TX) Oak Forests (Post Oak Belt)
Grasslands (South Texas Plains) Grasslands (Gulf Coast Plains)
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Natural Resources Water!!!! Coastal Plains: 30-55” rain/year
Rivers - Brazos, Colorado, Trinity, San Jacinto, Neches, Guadalupe, etc…
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Other Natural Resources
Pine Forests Flat Land Fertile Soil (Blackland Prairie) Grass Iron and Coal Deposits Other Natural Resources Fish Oil Natural Gas
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Economic Activities Lumber Tourism
That use primarily Natural Resources Ports (Shipping) Natural Gas Farming: cotton, rice, vegetables, citrus Oil Drilling and Refining Ranching Fishing
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TX Medical Center in Houston
Economic Activities That use other resources Medical Technical Education Government
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Cities of the Coastal Plains
Houston Austin Cities of the Coastal Plains San Antonio Dallas Other Cities… Texarkana Corpus Christi Brownsville
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COASTAL PLAINS REGION LABEL THE FIVE SUBREGIONS ON THE LINES PROVIDED AND COLOR LIKE THE MAP ON PAGE 32, 33, and 50: Blackland Prairie Piney Woods Gulf Coast Plain Post Oak Belt South Texas Plain LABEL THESE CITIES AT THE BLACK DOTS PROVIDED: Dallas Houston Galveston Brownsville Austin San Antonio Laredo LABEL THESE RIVERS AND TRACE OVER THEM IN BLUE: Brazos River Sabine River Red River Rio Grande River Trinity River
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