1. You will have a quiz on Thursday so study
25 questions
You will need to know
- Texas Rivers ( no word bank for everyone!!!)
- Physical geography vocabulary
(Geography geoterms/ Types of Maps/borders)
- U.S. and Mexican States surrounding Texas
++ Advanced classes (5th/6th will have no word banks)
++ Pre-AP classes (will have a word bank for the vocabulary and states section)

2. 9/13 Warm-up: What is the difference between absolute and relative location?
++ Have your Geography Geoterms we worked on yesterday out and your green Texas Regions map

3. Absolute Location Relative Location
The exact location of a place (the address, or longitude/latitude). Ex. Murchison MS is at 3700 North Hills Dr. Austin, TX 78731
Relative Location
The location of a place in relation to other places (where it is relative to other things).
Ex. Murchison MS is down the street from HEB and across from Starbucks

4. Four Regions of Texas
The Escarpments help make up the NATURAL BORDERS for the Four Regions of Texas

5. Major Texas Landforms CAPROCK ESCARPMENT BALCONES ESCARPMENT
Escarpment a long steep slope, esp. at the edge of a plateau or separating areas of land at different heights
CAPROCK ESCARPMENT
High Plains
Permian Basin
Edwards Plateau
Coastal Plains
BALCONES ESCARPMENT

6. BALCONES ESCARPMENT
TX Landforms
South

7. CAPROCK ESCARPMENT
TX Landforms

8. Central Plains
(Central Lowland) Region
Mountains & Basins Region
Great Plains Region
Coastal Plains Region

9. The regions of Texas are…
Gulf Coastal Plain
Central Plains (Central Lowland)
Great Plains
Mountains and Basins

10. Texas Regions

11. Coastal Plains Region

12. Location of Coastal Region
Covers 1/3 of the land of Texas
Northeast border is the Sabine River
Southeast border is the Gulf of Mexico
West border is the Balcones Escarpment

13. Coastal Cities…… Austin (on the border) Houston Dallas (on the border)
Waco (on the border)
Texarkana
Corpus Christi
Brownsville

14. Coastal Climate……. Hot and damp, humid Tornadoes, hurricanes
30-55 inches of rain per year

15. Way of life….
The gulf coast is a major center of economic activity. The marshlands provide breeding grounds for ocean life, which make the fish and shrimp businesses very important.
The port of Houston is one of the 10 busiest ports in the world.

16. Economy: OIL AND GAS
Along the coastal region you will find many oil rigs that are on-shore and off-shore….
The ocean gives easy access to ship the oil and gas to where it needs to go..

17. PLANTS
The land along the Gulf Coast is very near sea level. It is hard for water to drain off the land, since there is nowhere lower for the water to go. Much of the coast of Texas is made up of marshes----wetlands where a variety of tall grasses grow.

18. Coastal Animals….
Many kinds of animals live in the coastal region… To name a few…
Hundreds of birds-Bald eagle, Quail, Hawk, Owl, etc
White tail deer
Foxes
Skunks
River otters
Bobcats
Alligators in the marshes!!! Some weigh up to 500 lbs!!!

19. AMAZING ANIMALS OF THE COASTAL PLAINS

20. And the road runner….

21. Can you name other coastal animals… …
The real road runner…..
Can you name other coastal animals… …

22. North Central Plains
NORTH
CENTRAL
PLAINS

23. Location of North Central Plains
The North Central Plains is bordered in the north by the Red River. In the west, it includes a small piece of the Panhandle.
It is border on the east by the Caprock Escarpment in the panhandle and by the Balcones Fault to the southeast.
Picture of Edwards Plateau

24. Central Plains Cities…..
Fort Worth
Abilene
Wichita Falls
San Angelo

25. Central Plains Climate
Central Texas is shaped by its many rivers and hills. The climate is subtropical- similar to the coastal plains
In a single year the region can receive up to 48 inches of rain, and flooding is common near rivers and in low lying areas.

26. CENTRAL PLAINS ECONOMY RANCHING COTTON AND WHEAT FARMING
NATURAL GAS FROM THE BARNETT SHALE

27. Central Plain - Plants Blue bonnets Indian Paintbrush Oak Trees
Mesquite Trees

28. Indian Blanket
OakTree
Blue Sage

29. North Central Plain - Animals
Bobcat
Turkeys
White-tailed deer
Screech Owl
Mexican Freetail Bat
Cliff Swallow

31. THE
GREAT PLAINS
GREAT
PLAINS

32. Location of Great Plains
Caprock Escarpment separates Great Plains from North Central Plains in the east.
In the north the border is the state of Oklahoma and in the west the border is the state of New Mexico.
The Southern border of the Great Plains is the Edwards Plateau
In the North lie the High Plains which rises in elevation as you move west.
Edwards Plateau which is hilly and is a part of the Texas Hill Country.

33. Great Plains Cities
Amarillo
Lubbock
Abilene
Midland
Odessa

34. Great Plains Climate Dry air Tornadoes
Little rain inches of rain per year

35. Great Plains Economy Farming - fruits, vegetables, watermelons, oats
Ranching - cattle, angora goats (mohair)
Cedar trees - fenceposts
Oil and gas

36. Great Plains Plants
Prickly pear
Yucca
Indian Paintbrush
Cactus

37. Animals of the Great Plains
Pronghorn
Prairie Dog
Snakes
Horny Toad

38. Mountains and Basins

39. Location of the Mountains and Basins
Far west Texas
East border near Pecos River
South border is the Rio Grande
North border is New Mexico

40. Cities of the Mountains and Basins
El Paso
Pecos
Presidio

41. Climate of the Mountains and Basins
Driest part of state
8 inches of rain per year, 20 in mountains
Hot days, cool nights

42. Mountains and Basins Economy
Ranching - cattle, sheep, goat
Farming - cotton, fruits, vegetables, cantaloupes (irrigation in El Paso and Pecos River Valley)
Oil and gas - part of Permian Basin

43. Plants of the Mountains and Basins
IT IS FLAT!!!!!
Some sagebrush

44. Animals of the Mountains and Basins
                                                      
Rattlesnakes
Armadillos
                                                      
                                                      

45. Texas Regions Stations Activity
You will now complete a stations activity to determine which stations are associated with which Texas regions. You may circle more than one answer, but you should be able to explain them.
Make sure to use complete sentences and explain your answer.
Station 1: Bluebonnet
Which region? (Circle one) Coastal Plains Central Plains Great Plains Basin and Mountains
Explain: Bluebonnets are native to the Central Plains.

46. Stations Expectations
No more than one or two to a station
Work with your group to answer the questions
Do not move on to the next station until you hear the timer
Rotate even if you are not finished when you hear the timer; there may be time at the end to complete missing stations
If you get done early; wait until you here the time to rotate with the next station.
Don’t forget- write in complete sentences!!
Have fun and be productive

47. Middle Latitudes: this means we have a warm, mild climate
High Plains
(Panhandle)
Mountains
Grasslands
Edwards Plateau
Desert Plants
(Hill Country)
Coastal Plains
Caprock Escarpment
Barrier Islands
Forests (in East TX)
Basins
Savannas – shrubs (smaller trees) and grasses
Ogallala Aquifer
Balcones Escarpment
Edwards Aquifer
Flat land and Rolling hills
Grass - (in the Gulf Coast Plains)
Gulf of Mexico
Oil & Natural Gas
In Texas, as you travel from east to west, the LAND gets HIGHER and the CLIMATE gets DRIER!!
West
Oil & Natural Gas
East