1. Regions of Texas

2. Mountains and Basins Sub regions:
Mountains and Basins (doesn’t have a sub-region)
Landforms:
Mountains, plateaus, basins and canyons
Major Cities:
El Paso, Fort Stockton, Alpine
Major Rivers:
Rio Grande, Pecos River
Climate:
Hot summers, cold winters
Dry
Rainfall= Less than 9 inches a year
Vegetation
Desert grasses, shrubs, mesquite trees, cacti
Rocky soil

3. Great Plains Sub-Regions: Major Cities Major Rivers Climate Vegetation
High Plains
Landforms: Escarpments, cliffs, canyons, flat open prairie
The Edwards Plateau
Landforms: Escarpments, hills and valleys
Major Cities
Austin, Lubbock, Amarillo, Midland, San Angelo
Major Rivers
Canadian, Brazos, Colorado
Climate
Hot Summers, Cold Winters in north high plains, warmer winters in Edwards Plateau
Vegetation
Cotton, Mesquite Trees, Prairie Grass

4. North Central Plains Sub-Regions
Grand Prairie
Cross Timbers
Rolling Plains
Landforms – No major landforms in this Region, just rolling hills, flat prairies and a few rivers
Major Cities
Abilene, Wichita Falls, Fort Worth, Arlington
Climate – Long hot summers, short mild winters, rainy spring
Vegetation
Pecan trees
Mesquite trees
Shrubs, and prairie grass

5. Coastal Plains Sub-Regions Landforms Major Cities Major Rivers
Piney Woods
Gulf Coast Plain
South Texas Plains
Post Oak Belt
Blackland Prairie
Landforms
In this region it is mostly forest, wooded areas
Beach and Coast area along Gulf of Mexico with many Islands and Bay’s
Major Cities
Dallas, Beaumont, Houston, Galveston, Brownsville, McAllen, Laredo
Major Rivers
Sabine, Trinity, Neches, Brazos, Colorado, Guadalupe, Nueces, Rio Grande, and San Antonio
Climate – Long warm, rainy humid summers. Short mild winters. Long growing seasons for crops

6. Native Texans Coastal Plains
Karankawas – Nomads, they hunted and gathered. Lived in Wigwams, which were portable huts
Coahuiltecans – Nomads , hunted and gathered and lived in portable huts
Caddos – Farmers, built permanent settlements and even perfected crop rotation.
Wichitas – Mostly hunted, but farmed some. Lived in permanent housing.
Atakapas – Farmers as well as hunted and fished. Lived in permanent housing.

7. Native Texans Mountains and Basins
Jumanos – Grew corn and a few crops. Lived in brick Adobe homes
(Apaches would later attack from the Great Plains)

8. Native Texans Great Plains and North Central Plains
Tonkawas – hunted for buffalo, depended on buffalo for everything. Lived in tepees.
Apaches – hunted for buffalo as well. Very skilled on horses, and also very violent to other tribes. Lived in tepees as well.
Comanches – hunted buffalo as well. Lived in tepees.
Kiowas – hunted buffalo, but also gathered fruits and berries and nuts. Lived in tepees.