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Can you name the Regions of
Texas?
Coastal Plains Region
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
Coastal Climate…….
Hot and damp, humid
Tornadoes, hurricanes
30-55 inches of rain per year
Coastal Cities……
Austin (on the border)
Houston
Dallas (on the border)
Waco (on the border)
San Antonio
Way of life….
The marshlands provide for fishing and shrimping
business.
Along the coastal region you will find many oil rigs
that are on-shore and off-shore….
PLANTS
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…
Quail
River otters
Bobcats
Alligators in the marshes!!!
North Central Plains
NORTH
CENTRAL
PLAINS
Location of North Central Plains
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
In a single year the region can receive up to 48 inches
of rain. Many rivers and hills.
North Central Plain Cities…..
Fort Worth
Abilene
North Central Plain - Plants
Blue bonnets
Texas Oak Trees
Mesquite Trees
North Central Plain - Animals
Bobcat
White-tailed deer
Turkeys
NORTH CENTRAL PLAINS
WAYS OF LIFE
•RANCHING
•COTTON AND WHEAT FARMING
•NATURAL GAS FROM THE BARNETT SHALE
THE
GREAT PLAINS
GREAT
PLAINS
Great Plains Cities
Amarillo
Lubbock
Midland
Odessa
Location of Great Plains
Geographic Features
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 Climate
Dry air
Tornadoes
20-30 inches of rain
per year
Great Plains
Way of Life
Farming - fruits, vegetables, watermelons, oats
Ranching - cattle, angora goats (mohair)
Great Plains Plants
Prickly pear
Cactus
of the
Great Plains
Prairie Dog
Snakes
Horny Toad
Welcome to the Mountains and
Basins!!
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
Cities of the
Mountains
and Basins
El Paso
Climate of the
Mountains and Basins
Driest part of state
8 inches of rain per year
Hot days, cool nights
Mountains and Basins
Way of Life
Ranching - cattle, sheep, goat
Farming - cotton, fruits, vegetables, cantaloupes
(irrigation in El Paso and Pecos River Valley)
Plants of the
Mountains
and Basins
IT IS FLAT!!!!!
Some sagebrush
Major Texas Landforms
Escarpment
a long steep
slope, esp. at
the edge of a
plateau or
separating
areas of land
at different
heights
High
Plains
CAPROCK
ESCARPMENT
Permian
Basin
Edwards
Plateau
Coastal Plains
BALCONES
ESCARPMENT
BALCONES
ESCARPMENT
TX Landforms
South
CAPROCK
ESCARPMENT
TX Landforms
Central Plains
(Central Lowland)
Region
Mountains & Basins
Region
Great Plains Region
Coastal Plains
Region