1. Warm-up August 31, 2016
How would physical features (such as rivers, forests, or hills) affect your life if they existed in your neighborhood?

2. The North Central Plains
Chapter 1, Section 4
Borders
North: Red River
South: Edwards Plateau
East: The North Central Plains Region
West: Caprock Escarpment

3. E border is the Coastal Plains S border is the Colorado River
North Central Plains
E border is the Coastal Plains
S border is the Colorado River
N border is the Red River
W border is the
Caprock Escarpment
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4. The North Central Plains
Chapter 1, Section 4
Land
Elevation: Decreases from west to east
Much of the region’s land is rolling and hilly
In the South: buttes (steep-sided hills) and mesas (larger; similar landforms with flat tops)
Vegetation
East: the Grande Prairie
Central: forests of the Western Cross Timbers
West: grasslands of the Rolling Plains
Farming and ranching dominate the North Central Plains

5. Land (Landforms/Vegetation)
Rolling grass lands
Thick grasses
Western Crosstimbers – large area of hardwood trees
Lots of limestone

6. Climate Dry Air (not humid) Tornadoes
20-30 inches of rainfall/precipitation per/year
Hot summers
Cold winters, snow

7. Climate and Terrain Butte EF5 Tornado
The normal climate of the Central Plains is dry. Very little rain during the summer and a few
of snow during the winter.

8. Major Economic Activities
Farming
Ranching- cattle, angora goats (mohair), sheep (wool)
Oil and Gas deposits
Manufacturing of airplanes, computers, clothing

9. Economic Activity Trade and distribution
Large-scale commercial farming (Agribusiness)
Manufacturing and service jobs to assist the military.
Fort Hood Army Base
Ranching, farming, computer manufacturing.

10. Pecan Tree
Peach Tree
Spanish Peanut Plants
Livestock Auctions

11. Major Cities
Ft. Worth
Abilene
San Angelo
Wichita Falls

12. Major Cities Abilene – oil services and marketing
San Angelo – Agribusiness and sheep
Arlington – tourism
Fort Worth – military aircraft building, clothing manufacturing, computer manufacturing, livestock sales
Killeen and Copperas Cove – around Fort Hood, supplying the soldiers.

13. Closing
Write at least a paragraph describing how the climate of the North Central Plains affects the ranching and agriculture industries.