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Coastal Plains

Great Plains. North Central Plains. Mountains and Basins. Coastal Plains. The Four Regions of Texas. The Great Plains The Great Plains Region is broken into two VERY different types of geography: The Edwards Plateau and The High Plains. High Plains. Edwards Plateau.

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Coastal Plains

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  1. Great Plains North Central Plains Mountains and Basins Coastal Plains The Four Regions of Texas

  2. The Great Plains The Great Plains Region is broken into two VERY different types of geography: The Edwards Plateau and The High Plains High Plains Edwards Plateau

  3. Landforms Edwards Plateau High Plains Edwards Plateau PlainsHigh Plains and Llano Estacado (Staked Plains) Canyons in the Panhandle (Palo Duro Canyon) Llano Basin Permian Basin Caprock Escarpment

  4. Natural Vegetation Edwards Plateau High Plains Savanna (grasses, small trees and shrubs) Grasslands Very Few Trees

  5. Natural Resources Edwards Plateau High Plains Plains (flat land) Savanna Grasses, Cedar Trees and Live Oak Trees Grass Fertile Soil Oil & Natural Gas Animals: Quail, Deer and Wild Turkeys In the Permian Basin part of the High Plains (Stinky Armpit) Aquifer - Ogallala Aquifers – Edwards Aquifer

  6. Economic Activities Edwards Plateau High Plains Ranching - Cattle Ranching – Sheep and Goats Hunting Farming – Wheat and Cotton Tourism Fredericksburg (and other towns)

  7. Austin Cities of the Great Plains High Plains Edwards Plateau Amarillo Lubbock Midland Odessa Fredericksburg Kerrville

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