Transcript Coastal Plains?

Depth and
Complexity
and
Structures
Mountains
and Basins
Coastal
Plains
Central
Plains
Great
Plains
Which
Region
Am I?
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The Central Plains is
known for raising
livestock because of
its grassy land. Give
four examples of
kinds of livestock.
What is…
beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep,
goats, hogs, chickens, and
turkeys.
This city in the
Central Plains
region is well
known for its rich
oil and gas fields.
What is…
Abilene?
This city in the
Central Plains
is home to
many
universities.
What is…
Fort Worth?
These are the
four subregions
of the Central
Plains.
What is…
Rolling Plains, Grand Prairie,
Western Cross Timbers, and
Eastern Cross Timbers?
The Rolling
Plains
subregion has
rocky soil and is
better for this.
What is…
ranching?
This line of steep
slopes or cliffs help
separate the Great
Plains and Central
Plains regions of
Texas.
What is…
Caprock Escarpment?
The High Plains
is located mainly
in this part of
Texas.
What is…
the Panhandle?
Almost half of the
world’s mohair
comes from this
area.
What is…
Edward’s Plateau?
This natural
landmark is the
second largest
Canyon in the
United States.
What is…
Palo Duro Canyon?
Farmers use
underground water
supplies from
aquifers to irrigate
this.
What is…
crops?
I am the
largest region
in Texas!
What is….
Coastal Plains?
Make a
connection to
structures with
one of the
regions of
Texas.
What is….
(answers vary based on
scholars’ responses).
Midland and
Odessa are
known as sister
cities and are in
this region.
What is…
Great Plains?
The McDonald
Observatory is
located in this
region.
What is …
Mountains and Basins
Region?
This region has
a port that is
located near
the Gulf of
Mexico.
What is ….
Coastal Plains?
This word means
“yellow” in
Spanish.
What is …
Amarillo?
This word is one
of the natural
gases found in
the Great Plains.
What is …
helium?
Make a
connection to
one of the
structures
statements with
El Capitan.
What is …
El Capitan used to help early
settlers find their way through
the Guadalupe Pass?
Name a
in any of the
regions of Texas.
What is …
(answers vary based on
scholar’s responses)
Name an
example of
in the regions of
Texas
What is …
(answers vary based on
scholar’s responses)
These are low,
bowl-shaped
landforms
located
between the
mountains.
What is …
basins?
This is the only
major city in the
Mountains and
Basins region!
What is …
El Paso?
El Paso is
located on the
__________, or
boundary line.
What is …
border?
If you went to El
Paso you would
move your clock
back one hour
because it has it’s
own _________.
What is …
time zone?
This natural landmark
or structure in the
Mountains and Basics
region stands out
because of it’s unusual
size and shape. Some
say it looks like a giant
ship.
What is ….
El Capitan?
The Coastal
Plains region of
Texas reaches
_____, or away
from the coast
toward land.
What is …
inland?
This national
preserve has been
set aside to protect
the animals and
plants that live in the
national forests in
this region.
What is …
the Big Thicket?
In the Post Oak Belt
subregion in the
Coast Plains, the
natural resources in
this area include oil,
gas, and ________,
which is a soft kind of
coal.
What is …
lignite?
Name the five
subregions in
the Coastal
Plains.
What are …
Blackland Prairie, Piney Woods, Post Oak Belt,
Gulf Coastal Plain and South Texas Plain?
Dallas began
as a small
frontier store or
this.
What is …
trading post?