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Page 1: The Land Three parts Grand Prairie Cross Timber Rolling Plains Extends North to Midwest and up to Canada Flat, rolling plains Rolling plains better for

Central Plains Region

Page 2: The Land Three parts Grand Prairie Cross Timber Rolling Plains Extends North to Midwest and up to Canada Flat, rolling plains Rolling plains better for

The LandThree parts

Grand PrairieCross TimberRolling Plains

Extends North to Midwest and up to Canada

Flat, rolling plainsRolling plains better for ranching than

farmingRich oil fields in this areaLess humidity, summers are hotter and

winters are colder

Page 4: The Land Three parts Grand Prairie Cross Timber Rolling Plains Extends North to Midwest and up to Canada Flat, rolling plains Rolling plains better for

ProduceRaise livestock- beef cattle, dairy cattle,

sheep, goats, hogs, chickens, and turkeysFarmers- Cotton, corn, other grains, wheat,

peanuts, peaches, pecans and applesOak trees & PecansNatural resources- limestone, sand, gravel,

oil, gas, clay, stone

Page 5: The Land Three parts Grand Prairie Cross Timber Rolling Plains Extends North to Midwest and up to Canada Flat, rolling plains Rolling plains better for

Major CitiesFort Worth-

Then stop for long cattle drives, “Cowtown” Now home to museums, universities, and

stockyardsAbilene-

Then built near the new railroadNow has rich oil and gas fields; three

universities

Page 6: The Land Three parts Grand Prairie Cross Timber Rolling Plains Extends North to Midwest and up to Canada Flat, rolling plains Rolling plains better for

LandmarksInteresting shaped mountainsCross Timbers natural landmark