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Mountains and Basins Region

Mexico. Big Bend Nat’l Park. Mountains and Basins Region. LANDFORMS. Mountains, Plateaus and Basins 150 mountains in the mountain ranges of Texas Part of the Rocky Mountains 3 biggest ranges in TX – Davis Mts., Chisos Mts., Guadalupe Mts. NATURAL VEGETATION.

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Mountains and Basins Region

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  1. Mexico Big Bend Nat’l Park Mountains and Basins Region

  2. LANDFORMS Mountains, Plateaus and Basins 150 mountains in the mountain ranges of Texas Part of the Rocky Mountains 3 biggest ranges in TX – Davis Mts., Chisos Mts., Guadalupe Mts. NATURAL VEGETATION Desert plants (cactus, yucca, creosote, small shrubs) Pine Forests in the mountains Driest part of state 8” rain/yr (20 in mountains) Hot days, cool nights

  3. X NATURAL RESORCES Wind Minerals – (limestone, copper, salt, sulfur, talc, shale, clay) Pecos River Rio Grande

  4. Irrigated Farming ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES X Trade with NM, AZ, CA and Mexico (Rest of TX is farther away) Wind Energy Cantaloupes (Pecos River), Cotton and Pecans Maquiladoras Oil & Natural Gas Permian Basin

  5. ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES Cont… Camping Tourism Hiking CITIES (and Towns) Big Bend National Park Pecos Ft. Davis Alpine El Paso Marfa Davis Observatory (Davis Mountains)

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