1. 4 Natural Regions of Texas
North Central Plains
Great Plains
Coastal Plains
Mountains
&
Basins
What is a region?
An area that is unified by one or more common characteristics

2. Label Natural Borders
Red River
Sabine R
Rio Grande

3. How Different
Is Texas?
Texas Sub Regions

4. Average Rainfall
30- 55’’
Coastal Plains

5. 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
Resources: 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

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

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

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

9. Great Plains Average Rainfall 15- 20’’ High Plains Caprock Escarpment

10. 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,
Resources: oil & gas industries, farming, & ranching
Major Cities: Lubbock, Amarillo, Midland

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

12. Label Your Map
Amarillo
Lubbock
Midland

13. North Central Plains
Average Rainfall
20- 30’’

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

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

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

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

18. Mountains Basins & Average Rainfall 0- 16’’
El Capitan & Guadalupe Peak 8,749 ft.

19. Mountains & Basins Size: smallest Location: far west Texas
Climate: hot days, cold nights, hot summers, cold winters
Landforms: Basins, rivers, Davis Mountains, canyon, plateau, mesa, butte, escarpments
Resources: farming, oil & natural gas, sulfur & trade & maquiladoras factories
Major City: El Paso

20. Label Your Map
El Paso

21. El Paso: Population- 609,000

22. 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?