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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 Caprock Escarpment Edwards Plateau and Llano Basin Plains High Plains and Llano Estacado (Staked Plains) Canyons in the North (Palo Duro Canyon) The Great Plains are at a higher elevation than the NCP Hills Balcones Escarpment

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

  5. Natural Resources Oil Natural Gas Edwards Plateau High Plains Savanna Grasses, Cedar Trees and Live Oak Trees Animals: Quail, Deer and Wild Turkeys In the Permian Basin part of the High Plains Aquifers Ogallala Edwards

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

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

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