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Regions Of Texas!
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Mountains and Basins This region is the furthest West in Texas.
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Mountains and Basins Physical Characteristics: Mountains
Highest Elevation Guadalupe Peak Deserts
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Mountains and Basins Vegetation (what grows there)
Desert grasses, shrubs, mesquite trees, cacti
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Mountains and Basins Climate is extreme
Summers are very hot and winters cold less than 8 inches of rain a year Drought Climate
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Mountains and Basins Cities: El Paso, Fort Stockton, Fort Davis
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Mountains and Basins There are no sub-regions in the Mountains and Basins
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Great Plains This Region is East of the Mountains and Basins and is also known as the Great Plains or ‘High Plains’.
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Great Plains Physical Characteristics Flattest Prairies
Palo Duro Canyon Edwards Aquifer Very Few Trees
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Great Plains Climate Hot and Dry seasons ‘16-’20 inches of rain a year
Cold Winters Dust Storms are common
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Great Plains Cities: Lubbock, Amarillo, Midland, Odessa, Austin, Kerrville, New Braunfels Call it the ‘Panhandle’
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Great Plains Industry Ranching Farming Oil and Gas production
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Great Plains This Region has 2 sub-regions. The High Plains and Edwards Plateau
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Central Plains The Central Plains are located in North Central Texas.
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Central Plains Physical Characteristics: -Rolling Plains -Rocky Soil
-Low Lying Vegetation -Hill Country
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Central Plains Vegetation: -Larger Trees -Lush Tall Grasses
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Central Plains Climate 20 to 30 inches of rain per year!
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Central Plains -Cities Fort Worth, Abilene, San Angelo, Denton, Aledo,
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Central Plains Industry -Agriculture and Ranching -Oil and Gas
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Central Plains The Central Plains has 3 sub-regions. The Rolling Plains, Cross Timbers and Grand Prairie
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Gulf Coastal Plains Physical Characteristics -Largest Region -Forests
-Very Tall Trees and Grasses -Covers entire Texas Coastline *Low Elevation*
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Gulf Coastal Plains Vegetation
-Varies greatly because most plants thrive
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Gulf Coastal Plains Climate 30 to 55 inches of rain per year
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Gulf Coastal Plains Human Characteristics
Largest Cities Houston (Largest), Dallas, Brownsville, Galveston, San Antonio Very Large Populations
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Gulf Coastal Plains Industry -Agriculture -Timber -Shipping
-Oil and gas Technology
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Gulf Coastal Plains The Coastal Plains Has 5 sub-regions Blackland Prairie Post Oak Belt Piney Woods Gulf Coast Plains South Texas Plains
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