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1 Regions of Texas

2 Subregions __________ Plains: Piney Woods, Post Oak Belt, Blackland Prairie, Gulf Coastal Plain, South Texas Plain __________ Plains: Grand Prairie, Cross Timbers, Rolling Plains __________Plains: Llano Basin, Edwards Plateau, High Plains __________ and Basin

3 Coastal Plains This includes 1/3 of Texas and 2 out of three Texans live in this region. This region also receives the most precipitation (Piney woods – inches annually) Physical features: Piney woods, Oak, Hickory, Prairie grasslands, coastal areas. Cities: ______________________________________ Economy: ___________, Oil, Natural Gas, Farming (citrus in South Texas), cotton, produce, ranching, insurance, electronics, etc. Climate: Hot, Humid – Summer / Mild, Wet - Winter

4 North Central Plains This region is West of Dallas to the __________ Escarpment and south to the __________ Escarpment. Physical features: Rolling plains, steppes, small oaks, hickory, pecans, elms, mesquites, brush, scattered grasses Cities: _____________________________ Economy: Ranching, Oil, Natural Gas, Cotton, Peanuts, Dairy Farming, Wheat Climate: West – ____________than the East, overall less precipitation than the Coastal Plains. Cool winters

5 Great Plains This region extends from the ___________ Escarpment to the ____________. It consists of the Llano Basin, Edwards Plateau, and the High Plains (flattest places on earth). Physical features: _________, steppes, granite, limestone, mesquite, live oaks, post oaks, pecans, short grasses, ______________ Aquifer Cities: Midland/Odessa, Lubbock, Amarillo Economy: Farming, ranching, oil, natural gas, corn, cotton, peanuts. Climate – ______, Warm summers, Dry, Cold winters

6 Mountains and Basin This region is west ___________________. It contains the highest point at _____________ Peak (8,751 feet). Physical features: Mountains, basins, valleys, deserts, oaks, pinons, ponderosa pines, ________, shrubs, short grasses Cities: __________________________ Climate: __________ than the other regions, Cool in the higher elevation areas Economy: Ranching, farming Attractions: _____________National Park, Fort Davis, McDonald Observatory, Guadalupe Mountains

7 Subregions Coastal Plains: Piney ___________, Post Oak Belt, Blackland Prairie, Gulf Coastal Plain, South Texas Plain North Central Plains: Grand Prairie, Cross Timbers, Rolling Plains Great Plains: __________ Basin, __________Plateau, High Plains Mountains and Basin

8 Coastal Plains This includes 1/3 of Texas and 2 out of three Texans live in this region. This region also receives the most precipitation (Piney woods – inches annually) Physical features: Piney woods, Oak, Hickory, Prairie grasslands, coastal areas. Cities: Dallas, Austin, Houston, San Antonio Economy: Timber, Oil, Natural Gas, Farming (citrus in South Texas), cotton, produce, ranching, insurance, electronics, etc. Climate: Hot, Humid – Summer / Cold, Wet - Winter

9 North Central Plains This region is West of Dallas to the Caprock Escarpment and south to the Balcones Escarpment. Physical features: Rolling plains, steppes, small oaks, hickory, pecans, elms, mesquites, brush, scattered grasses Cities: Fort Worth, Wichita Falls, Abilene Economy: Ranching, Oil, Natural Gas, Cotton, Peanuts, Dairy Farming, Wheat Climate: West – Drier than the East, overall less precipitation than the Coastal Plains. Cold winters

10 Great Plains This region extends from the Balcones Escarpment to the Panhandle. It consists of the Llano Basin, Edwards Plateau, and the High Plains (flattest places on earth). Physical features: Plateaus, steppes, granite, limestone, mesquite, live oaks, post oaks, pecans, short grasses, Edwards Aquifer Cities: Midland/Odessa, Lubbock, Amarillo Economy: Farming, ranching, oil, natural gas, corn, cotton, peanuts. Climate – Arid, Hot, Dry, Cold winters

11 Mountains and Basin This region is west of the Great Plains to El Paso. It contains the highest point at Guadalupe Peak (8,751 feet). Physical features: Mountains, basins, valleys, deserts, oaks, pinons, ponderosa pines, cactus, shrubs, short grasses Cities: El Paso, Fort Davis Climate: Drier than the other regions, Cool in the higher elevation areas Economy: Ranching, farming Attractions: Big Bend National Park, Fort Davis, McDonald Observatory, Guadalupe Mountains

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