1. The Four Regions of Texas
Coastal Plains
North Central Plains
Great Plains
Mountains and Basins

2. The Great Plains High Plains Edwards Plateau
The Great Plains Region is broken into two VERY different types of geography:
The Edwards Plateau and The High Plains
High Plains
Edwards Plateau

3. Landforms Plains High Plains and Llano Estacado (Staked Plains)
Canyons in the North
(Palo Duro Canyon)
Caprock Escarpment
Edwards Plateau and Llano Basin
The Great Plains are at a higher elevation than the NCP
Hills
Balcones Escarpment

4. Natural Vegetation Edwards Plateau High Plains Grasslands
Very Few Trees
Savanna (grasses, small trees and shrubs)

5. Natural Resources Edwards Plateau High Plains Aquifers Savanna Oil
Grasses, Cedar Trees and Live Oak Trees
Oil
Natural Gas
Animals: Quail, Deer and Wild Turkeys
In the Permian Basin part of the High Plains
Aquifers
Ogallala
Edwards

6. Economic Activities Edwards Plateau High Plains Ranching - Cattle
Ranching – Sheep and Goats
Hunting
Farming – Wheat and Cotton
Tourism

7. Cities of the Great Plains
High Plains
Edwards Plateau
Austin
Amarillo
Lubbock
Midland
Odessa
Fredericksburg
Kerrville