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The Four Regions of Texas
Chapter 1 Section 4 The Four Regions of Texas
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The Coastal Plains Borders Red River Rio Grande River
Balcones fault—a crack in the crust of the Earth Fault produces escarpment—steep cliff Gulf of Mexico
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The Coastal Plains Land Gradually slopes to Gulf of Mexico
On western edge—1000 feet above sea level Along coast, land is marshy
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The Coastal Plains Vegetation & Other Features Cattle industry
Fruit & vegetable crops grow well Piney Woods Largest region in TX Covers 13 million acres Home to more Texans than any other region--4.5 million people
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The Coastal Plains Challenges Urban growth Air quality Weather
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Houston
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Galveston
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San Antonio
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Austin
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North Central Plains Borders North Central Plains Red River
Caprock Escarpment Edwards Plateau
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North Central Plains Land Elevation decreases from west to east
Land is rolling and hilly Buttes—steep sided hills Mesas—landforms with flat tops
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Dallas
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Ft. Worth
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North Central Plains Vegetation and Other Features
Can be broken into 3 distinct parts Farming and ranching are dominant Part of a region that starts in Canada
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North Central Plains Challenges Drought Industry—dot com industries
Population
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The Great Plains Borders Caprock Escarpment Oklahoma New Mexico
Edwards Plateau
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The Great Plains Land Land rises in elevation from east to west
Mostly flat Llano Estacado—Staked Plain
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The Great Plains Vegetation Dry area Few trees
Grassland—excellent for grazing cattle, sheep, goats
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Great Plains Challenges Types of industries available Weather
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Lubbock
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Mountains and Basins Borders New Mexico Rio Grande Toyah Basin
Stockton Plateau
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Mountains and Basins Land Scattered mountains Flat desert basins
Guadalupe Mountains Guadalupe Peak—highest point in TX—8751 feet
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El Paso
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Mountains and Basins Vegetation Land is among driest in TX
8 inches of rain per year Much of area covered in desert Big Bend National Park
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Mountains and Basins Challenges Immigration Weather Industry
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