1. What does the word “environment” mean?
Ecoregions of Texas
What does the word “environment” mean?

3. Are these places in texas?
Deserts
Canyons
Mountains
Beaches
Meadows
Swamps
Pine Forests

4. Where are they located?
Deserts – Chihuahuan Desert
Canyons – Palo Duro Canyon
Mountains – Guadalupe Mountains
Beaches – Galveston Beach
Meadows – Hill Country/Central TX (Austin)
Swamps – Daisetta Swamp (Liberty County)
Pine Forests – Big Thicket National Preserve
What valid conclusion can you make about the natural environments of Texas?

5. In your ecoregion group you need to…
Research the average rainfall for your region.
Research the average temperature for your region.
Research three facts about your ecoregion.
Prepare a rap/song/play or poem to present the information for your ecoregion tomorrow.
AND? OR Pair with one other “pair” to create a Venn diagram for the 2 regions

6. Texas Map – Color Ecoregions
Piney Woods (1) – Green
Gulf Coast Prairies/Marshes (4) – Blue
Edwards Plateau/Llano Uplift (7 + 8) - Yellow
High Plains (10) - Red
Trans Pecos/Chihuahuan Desert (11) -Brown

7. Stations Station 1 (two of them): Temperature
Station 2 (two of them): Precipitation
Station 3 (two of them): Soil Types
Station 4 (one of them, but each page is specific to your assigned eco-region): Other useful information

8. Ecoregion Notes, Piney Woods: Coniferous Forest Gulf Coast Praires:
Located in East Texas
Many tall pine trees
Has only natural lake in Texas; Caddo Lake
Gulf Coast Praires:
Along Coast of Texas
Houston is located here
Warm & wet weather

9. Edwards Plateau/ Llano Uplift
Grassland with tough soil
Small plants grow here
Over farming in past caused the dirt to be eroded away.
High Plains
Mixture between desert & grasslands
Elevation is much higher than most of Texas so they receive the most snow in the state.

10. Trans Pecos Desert region in Texas Located in West Texas
Lowest rain of all of Texas