Can you name the Regions of Texas?

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•(Gulf )Coastal Plain•North Central Plains•Great Plains•Mountains and Basins

Coastal Plains Region

Coastal Plains

Location of Coastal RegionCovers about 1/3 of the land of Texas

Northeast border is the Sabine River Southeast border is the Gulf of Mexico Western border is the Balcones Escarpment

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

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

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.

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..

PLANTSThe 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.

Coastal Animals….Many kinds of animals live in the coastal region…

To name a few…QuailHawksOwlsHundreds of other birdsBald eagleWhite tail deerFoxesSkunksRiver ottersBobcatsAlligators in the marshes!!! Some weigh up to 500

lbs!!!

AMAZING ANIMALS OF THE COASTAL PLAINS

North Central Plains

NORTHCENTRALPLAINS

Location of North Central PlainsThe 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

North Central Plains Climate

North Central Plain Cities…..Fort WorthWichita FallsSan AngeloAbilene

NORTH CENTRAL PLAINSWAYS OF LIFE

•RANCHING•COTTON AND WHEAT FARMING•NATURAL GAS FROM THE BARNETT SHALE

North Central Plain - Plants

Blue bonnetsIndian PaintbrushTexas Oak TreesMesquite Trees

North Central Plain - AnimalsBobcatWhite-tailed deerTurkeysScreech OwlMexican Free tail BatCliff Swallow

GREATPLAINS

THE GREAT PLAINS

Location of Great PlainsCaprock 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.

Great Plains ClimateDry air Tornadoes20-30 inches of rain per year

Great Plains CitiesAmarilloLubbockAbileneMidlandOdessa

Great Plains Way of Life

Farming - fruits, vegetables, watermelons, oats

Ranching - cattle, angora goats (mohair)

Cedar trees-(fence posts) Oil and gas

Great Plains PlantsPrickly pearYuccaIndian PaintbrushCactus

Animals of the Great Plains

PronghornPrairie DogSnakesHorny Toad

Mountains and Basins!!

Mountains &

Basins

Location of theMountains andBasinsFar west Texas East border near Pecos River South border is the Rio Grande North border is New Mexico

Climate of theMountains and BasinsDriest part of state 8 inches of rain per year, 20 in mountains

Hot days, cool nights

Cities of theMountainsand BasinsEl Paso PecosPresidio Presidio

Pecos

Mountains and BasinsWay of LifeRanching - cattle, sheep, goat Farming - cotton, fruits, vegetables,

cantaloupes (irrigation in El Paso and Pecos River Valley)

Oil and gas - part of Permian Basin

Plants of theMountainsand Basins

IT IS FLAT!!!!!

Some sagebrush

Animals of the Mountainsand Basins

                    

                                  

•Mountain Lions

•Squirrels

•Snakes

•Mountain Goats