1. Texas Regions Powerpoint

2. A little helpful hint…..
PLEASE TAKE CORNELL NOTES AND THEN REWRITE YOUR NOTES AT HOME. YOU WILL NEED TO ORGANIZE YOUR NOTES USING EITHER MAIN IDEAS OR QUESTIONS 

3. A geographical area identified by common features
REGION
A geographical area identified by common features
Human Geographical Features
Characteristics created by man
Population
Economic Activities
Historical Characteristics
Recreational Activities
Physical Geographical Features
Characteristics created by nature
Landforms
Climate
Vegetation
Natural Resources
A geographic region is a geographical area that has common features. Common features that are used to organize areas into regions are human geographical characteristics and physical characteristics. On the slide are examples of those characteristics.
Examples of human characteristics of place are those things created by man. Cities and towns are human characteristics, as are the features that identify them – roads, buildings, housing developments, run-off retention ponds, gardens, tunnels, dams and canals, industries.
Examples of physical characteristics of place are those things from nature, not created by man. Landforms (mountains, bodies of water, canyons, plains), climate, natural vegetation (not non-native species, which are the result of human introduction), natural resources (oil, gas,

4. REGION Regions of Economic Activity Political Regions State boundaries
Other types of regions also share common characteristics. These regions are formally or informally defined and result from patterns of human activity.
Political Regions
(Human Characteristics: created by man)
State boundaries
Counties
Cities/towns
Voting regions
Population Regions
(Human Characteristics: created by man)
City, town, metropolitan area
Urban, suburban, rural
Regions of Economic Activity
(Human Characteristics: created by man)
Agricultural area (farm, ranch)
Industrial
Port

5. Can you name the Regions of Texas?

6. The regions of Texas are…
Gulf Coastal Plain
North Central Plains
Great Plains
Mountains and Basins

7. Coastal Plains Region

8. 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

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

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

11. 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.

12. 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..

13. What is this……..

14. 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.

15. Coastal Animals….
Many kinds of animals live in the coastal region… To name a few…
Quail
Hawks
Owls
Hundreds of other birds
Bald eagle
White tail deer
Foxes
Skunks
River otters
Bobcats
Alligators in the marshes!!! Some weigh up to 500 lbs!!!

16. AMAZING ANIMALS OF THE COASTAL PLAINS

17. And the road runner….

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

19. Landforms…..
Let’s look at our Texas map to see some landforms in the coastal region…..

20. STOP……………. Our next region we will look at is….. NORTH CENTRAL PLAINSD B

21. North Central Plains
NORTH
CENTRAL
PLAINS

22. 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

23. North Central Plains Climate
Central Texas is shaped by its many rivers and hills. The climate is subtropical.
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.

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

25. North Central Plain - Plants
Blue bonnets
Indian Paintbrush
Texas Oak Trees
Mesquite Trees

26. Indian Blanket
Mesquite Tree
Blue Sage

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

29. NORTH CENTRAL PLAINS WAYS OF LIFE RANCHING COTTON AND WHEAT FARMING
NATURAL GAS FROM THE BARNETT SHALE

30. Landforms of North Central Plains
Let’s look at our Texas map to see some landforms in the Central Plains region.

31. STOP……………. Our next region we will look at is….. the Great Plains A DB C

32. THE
GREAT PLAINS
GREAT
PLAINS

33. Great Plains Cities
Amarillo
Lubbock
Abilene
Midland
Odessa

34. 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
Geographic Features
In the North lie the High Plains which rises in elevation as you move west.
Llano Estacado which has thick grasses.
Deep canyons of the Palo Duro Canyon.
Edwards Plateau which is hilly and is a part of the Texas Hill Country.

35. Great Plains Climate
Dry air
Tornadoes
20-30 inches of rain per year

36. Great Plains Way of Life
Farming - fruits, vegetables, watermelons, oats
Ranching - cattle, angora goats (mohair)
Cedar trees - fenceposts
Oil and gas

37. Great Plains Plants
Prickly pear
Yucca
Indian Paintbrush
Cactus

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

39. Landforms of Great Plains
Take a look at the map!!!

40. STOP!!!!

41. Welcome to the Mountains and Basins!!

42. 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

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

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

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

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

47. Animals of the Mountains and Basins
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      

48. Landforms of the Great Plains
Let’s look at 0ur map!!!