1. Texas Geographic Regions
Unit 1

2. Coastal Plains Physical characteristics
Plains, desert, hills, Balcones Escarpment
All rivers flow through this region except Red R. and Pecos R. The Pecos flows into Rio Grande
Brazos, Colorado, Neches, Nueces, Guadalupe, San Antonio, Trinity, Rio Grande
Wrong way rivers that take water from driest part of state to the wettest part of the state
Climate – mild

3. Coastal Plains Human Characteristics Highway systems
Location of most major cities
Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Dallas, Brownsville
Industries – timber, agriculture, oil and gas, technology, industry, education
Dams
Fishing, tourism, intra-coastal waterway

4. Coastal Plains Hou Intracoastal Waterway Houston Austin
Texas Bluebonnets
Navasota

5. North Central Plains Physical characteristics
Rolling prairies, a few rivers
Climate – hot short summer, cool to cold winters
Major cities:
Ft. Worth

6. North Central Plains Human characteristics
Industries – agriculture, manufacturing, military defense

7. Great Plains Major Cities: Physical characteristics
Canyons, escarpments, plains, aquifers, plateaus
Climate – hot summers, cold winters
Major Cities:
i. Amarillo, Lubbock, Midland, Odessa

8. Great Plains Human characteristics Irrigation
Industries – ranching and agriculture
Wind farms
Dams – Amistad
Oil/gas and ranching

9. Mountains and Basins Physical characteristics River, deserts
Climate – hot days, cold nights, hot short summers, cold winters
Major Cities:
i. El Paso

10. Mountains and Basins Human characteristics
Industries – cattle, sheep and goat ranching
Big Bend National Park
Dams