1. Exploring Texas Ecoregions

2. Ecoregion
Definition- area determined by its natural features and environment

3. Piney Woods Location- East Texas Precipitation- 91-127 cm annually
Temperature- 10/ ⁰ C
Characteristics-pine and hardwood forests, areas of cropland, planted and native pastures, and swamps (lowland)

4. Piney Woods

5. Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes
Location- southeast Texas along the gulf
Precipitation cm annually
Temperature ⁰ C
Characteristics-soils are acidic sandy and sandy loams tall prairie grasses and live oaks sandy beaches along the gulf

6. Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes

7. Edwards Plateau Location- Central Texas
Precipitation cm annually
Temperature ⁰ C
Characteristics- grasslands, juniper/oak, live oak, mesquite savannah limestone caves

8. Edwards
Plateau

9. Llano Uplift Location- Central Texas inside Edwards Plateau
Precipitation cm annually
Temperature ⁰ C
Characteristics-rolling to hilly terrain, Enchanted Rock and other granite domes found here

10. Llano
Uplift

11. High Plains Location- west part of Pan Handle
Precipitation cm annually
Temperature ⁰ C
Characteristics-relatively high plateau, shortgrass prairie with buffalo grass, and playa lakes-

12. High Plains
Caprock Escarpment

13. Trans Pecos Location- west Texas Big Bend area
Precipitation- <31 cm annually
Temperature ⁰ C
Characteristics- contains desert valleys and wooded mountains which some are made of limestone and others are made of volcanic rock Very diverse types of plants and animals

14. Trans
Pecos