1. Disregard these instructions (for now)

2. What is geography?
The study of the earth

3. 4 Natural Regions of Texas
North Central Plains
Great Plains
Coastal Plains
Mountains
&
Basins

4. Texas is the 2nd largest state!
How Different
Is Texas?
North
Texas is the 2nd largest state!

5. Texas is the 2nd largest state!
What’s the 1st largest state?

6. What is the most important mineral resource in Texas?
Oil

7. Coastal Plains

8. The Coastal Plains

9. Oklahoma 48 Red River Products-
Population-
Landscape-
Lumber, cotton, rice, fishing, oil, citrus fruits,
cattle ranching.
Big population. The
largest cities are here:
Dallas, Austin, Houston,
San Antonio
Mostly flat. Becomes more hilly as you move west. Lots of rivers and lakes. 48
Oklahoma
ARKANSAS
Red River
Dallas
Houston
San Antonio
Gulf of Mexico
Mexico

10. Coastal Plains Size: Largest region
Location: next to Gulf of Mexico; Southeast Texas
Climate: mild climate; Humid along the coast.
Landforms: plains rolling hills & rivers, Edwards Aquifer
Products: lumber, farming, trade, tourism, ranching, oil & petrochemical industries
Major Cities: (2/3) of the Texas population lives here. Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Austin, Corpus Christi, Laredo, Brownsville
Coastal Plains

11. Houston: Population- 2.1 Million
Laredo: Population- 225,000
San Antonio: Population- 1.3 Million

12. Dallas: Population- 1.2 Million
Austin: Population- 736,000
Corpus Christi: Population- 286,000
Brownsville: Population- 173,000

13. Label Your Map Dallas Austin Houston San Antonio Corpus Christi Laredo
Brownsville

14. High Plains
Great Plains
Caprock Escarpment R A N C H I G

15. 20 New Mexico Lubbock Products- Cattle and sheep ranching,
Population-
Landscape- 20
Cattle and sheep ranching,
oil, farming (wheat and
cotton).
Low. The towns are spread farther apart.
Mostly flat. Some hills, plateaus and canyons. Palo Duro Canyon

16. Midland: Population- 102,000 Lubbock: Population- 218,000
Amarillo: Population- 190,000
Lubbock: Population- 218,000

17. Great Plains Size: 2nd largest Location: northwest Texas
Climate: dry, not a lot of rainfall; cooler summers; winters-cold
Landforms: plains, hills, rivers, Ogallala Aquifer, Balcones Caprock escarpments & Edwards Plateau,
Products: oil & gas industries, farming, & ranching
Major Cities: Lubbock, Amarillo, Midland

18. Label Your Map
Amarillo
Lubbock
Midland

19. North Central Plains

20. North Central Plains

21. 35 Red River Products- Cattle and sheep ranching,
Caprock escarpment
Red River
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.

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

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

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

25. Label
Your
Map
Wichita Falls
Fort Worth
Abilene
Killeen
San Angelo

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

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

28. The Mountains and Basins Region

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

30. El Paso: Population- 609,000

33. El Paso

34. Guadalupe Peak- Tallest Mountain in Texas

35. Guadalupe Peak Caprock Escarpment Balcones Escarpment
Mountains and Basins
Central
Plains
Gulf Coastal Plains
Kingdom of the Sharks
Great Plains

36. Balcones Escarpment Central Plains Gulf Coastal Plains
Kingdom of the Sharks

37. Caprock Escarpment Balcones Escarpment
Great Plains
Central
Plains
Gulf Coastal Plains

38. Caprock Escarpment Balcones Escarpment
Mountains and Basins
Great Plains
Central
Plains
Gulf Coastal Plains

39. Label Your Map
El Paso

40. Elevation- How high above sea level is the land?
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.

41. Natural Resources- Rivers
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.

42. Natural Resources- Aquifers
Aquifer – underground water reservoirs or underground lakes
2 major Aquifers: Edwards & Ogallala
Edwards Aquifer

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

44. “Step down! Step down!”

45. The 4 Regions of Texas
Texas has 4 natural regions. A region is an area of land that shares common characteristics like elevation, climate, soil and precipitation. 3 2 1
Balcones Escarpment 4

46. Natural Resources- Lakes
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.

47. Underground lake

48. A steep cliff
Escarpment

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

50. Urban
Relating to the city

51. Rural
Relating to the country

53. Write in complete sentences
4 Regions- Questions
Write in complete sentences
What regions have oil production?
What region would have the most tourism?
What regions of Texas have grassland that is good for ranching?
What region is the state capital in?
Put the regions in order from smallest to largest.
What region would have the highest elevation?
What region would get the most precipitation?