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Texas Regions. https://prezi.com/q9evsteut3cu/texas-regions-and-subregions/#. Can you name the 4 Regions of Texas?. GP = GREAT PLAINS. CP= CENTRAL PLAINS. MB=MOUNTAINS & BASINS. C= COASTAL PLAINS. The regions of Texas are…. C= COASTAL PLAINS.
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Can you name the 4 Regions of Texas? • GP = GREAT PLAINS • CP= CENTRAL PLAINS • MB=MOUNTAINS & BASINS • C= COASTAL PLAINS
The regions of Texas are… • C= COASTAL PLAINS • CP= CENTRAL PLAINS (or North Central Plains) • GP= GREAT PLAINS • MB= MOUNTAINS AND BASINS
Regions and Subregions of Texas Title Compass Rose Legend
COASTAL PLAINS REGION COASTAL PLAINS
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF COASTAL PLAINS REGION • REGION COVERS 1/3 OF THE LAND OF TEXAS • PINEY WOODS ALONG TEXAS-LOUISIANA BORDER. • LOWEST ELEVATION OF ALL TEXAS REGIONS • MOST OF THE GULF COAST IS MADE UP OF MARSHES-WETLANDS WHERE TALL GRASSES GROW.
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY & Landforms == COASTAL PLAINS REGION • Mostly flat, coastal, lakes, piney woods • Forest = Roughly 12 million acres • Rivers = Colorado, Brazos, Trinity • PLANTS & CROPS= prairie grass, timber, rice • Wildflowers, bluebonnets, brush • ANIMALS= cattle, horses, geese • WATER RESOURCES= Gulf of Mexico, Guadalupe River, Sabine River, Rio Grande • NATURAL RESOURCES: timber, oil, gas
SUB-REGIONS OF THE COASTAL PLAINS • THERE ARE 5 SUB-REGIONS: (smaller regions) • Piney Woods (heavily wooded in East Texas) • Post Oak Belt = largest city is Bryan-College Station!!! WHOOP! • Blackland Prairie = rich black soil great for farming • Gulf Coastal Plain = mainland near coast/full of bayous • South Texas Plain = includes Rio Grande Valley
Climate of the COASTAL PLAINS REGION • Hot and humid summers; mild winters • Tornadoes / hurricanes • Wettest of the four regions • Coastal plains get the most rainfall, yet still prone to drought
COASTAL Plains CITIES……… • AUSTIN (ON BORDER) • HOUSTON • DALLAS • SAN ANTONIO • CORPUS CHRISTI
COASTAL Plains ECONOMY = JOBS/INDUSTRY • OCEAN LIFE, FISHING, AND SHRIMPING • TIMBER = PINE TREES; SWINE; REFINERIES; CATTLE RANCHING; FARMING • OIL/PETROLEUM: OFF SHORE OIL RIGS / DRILLING **INTERESTING FACTS: ALAMO=SAN ANTONIO KING RANCH=KINGSVILLE
COASTAL Plains LANDMARKS • PINEY WOODS • ALAMO (SAN ANTONIO) • SAN JACINTO MONUMENT (HOUSTON) • URBAN TRIANGLE (DALLAS-HOUSTON-SAN ANTONIO) 2/3 OF POPULATION IN THIS AREA.
Coastal Plains Region Major Landform: Padre Island and Balcones Escarpment *mostly flat, coastal, lakes, piney woods forest Climate: Hot/warm and wet, humid, tornadoes, hurricanes 30-55 inches of rain per year; some floods Waterways: Trinity River and Rio Grande River, Colorado River, Brazos River (all rivers flow through this region) Major Cities: Dallas, Austin, Houston, San Antonio, Corpus Christi Landmarks/Points of Interest: The Alamo, NASA, King Ranch, Piney Woods, San Jacinto Monument Characteristics: Pine trees, plains, highway system, and most major cities Economic Activities: Fishing, farm/ranching, oil and gas, refineries, and tourism
North Central Plains NORTH CENTRAL PLAINS
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE NORTH CENTRAL PLAINS • THE RED RIVER DIVIDES TEXAS FROM OKLAHOMA. • MADE UP OF ROLLING GRASSY PRAIRIES
landforms of Central Plains • FLAT, ROLLING HILLS, BLACKLAND • MESQUITE TREES, SMALL TREES • EDWARDS AQUIFER, SPRINGS, GUADALUPE RIVER • Rivers, Escarpments, Grasslands, Hardwood trees • HIGHER ELEVATION
NORTH CENTRAL PLANTS, CROPS, ANIMALS • FARMING, RANCHING, OIL • & NATURAL GAS DRILLING • ALFALFA HAY, GRASSLANDS • HORSES, SHEEP AND WOOL, DAIRY CATTLE, • ANGORA GOATS • MOHAIN WOOL, DEER HUNTING • PECANS, PEANUTS, PEACHES
North Central Plains Climate & VEGETATION • “HOT” summers • Prone to drought / very dry • Cool in winter • Desert-like • MOSTLY RURAL GRASSLANDS, THICK GRASSES, FRUIT, VEGETABLE & OAT CROPS • FERTILE SOIL
Sub RegIONS: NATURAL RESOURCES = CENTRAL PLAINS • LIMESTONE • OIL & NATURAL GAS • Grand Prairie • Western Cross Timbers • Rolling Plains = • steep large treeless plains
NORTH CENTRAL PLAINS ECONOMY (JOBS) • RAILROADS, FARMING & RANCHING, • WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT • OIL & NATURAL GAS DRILLING • AGRICULTURE
NORTH CENTRAL PLAINS CITIES….. • SAN ANGELO-borders the GP • FORT WORTH • WACO • FREDRICKSBURG • WICHITA FALL S • SAN SABA
NORTH CENTRAL PLAINS LANDMARKS • FORT WORTH STOCKYARDS • CROSS TIMBERS —PECAN, ELM HICKORY TREES. • RED RIVER DIVIDES TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUTTHE CENTRAL PLAINS REGION • LBJ BOYHOOD • COLORFUL HISTORIC COURTHOUSES • GERMAN HERITAGE • EXOTIC ANIMALS • EXTRA: • THE PECAN IS THE ONLY NUT GROWN FOR PROFIT IN TEXAS. • MOST CATTLE DRIVES BROUGHT THEIR CATTLE TO THE FORT WORTH STOCKYARD.
North Central Plains Region Major Landform: Begins at Balcones Escarpment and is west As far as the Caprock Escarpment Climate: Hot, short summers and cool to cold winters Subtropical- can rain up to 50 inches each year Waterways: Brazos River and Red River Major Cities: Fort Worth, Abilene, Wichita Falls, and San Angelo Landmarks/Points of Interest: Fort Worth Stockyards and Dinosaur Valley State Park Borders: Oklahoma • Economic Activities: • Cattle Ranching, cotton and • wheat farming, horse farms Characteristics: Rolling prairies, a few rivers, and Texas Fort Trail (8 frontier forts & 25+ historic courthouses)
The great plains / HIGH PLAINS GREAT PLAINS
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE GREAT PLAINS (HIGH PLAINS) REGION • HIGH PLAINS RISE AS YOU MOVE WESTWARD • THICK GRASSES IN PARTS OF THE GREAT PLAINS. • DEEP CANYONS • HILLY AREAS TOWARD EDWARDS PLATEAU
LANDFORMS OF THE GREAT PLAINS (HIGH PLAINS) REGION • VERY FLAT = FLATTEST REGION • DESERTS, PLATEAUS, CANYONS • CAP ROCK ESCARPMENT • PALO DURO CANYON • PERMIAN BASIN • OGALLALA AQUIFER • PANHANDLE PLAINS
GREAT PLAINS PLANTS, CROPS, ANIMALS • COTTON, CORN, WHEAT, WINERIES, • SHEEP, CATTLE, GOATS (MOHAIR) • CEDAR TREES- FENCE POSTS
GREAT PLAINS CLIMATE • HOT=HOTTEST OVER 100 DEGREES IN SUMMER • COLDEST SNOWS; BLUE NORTHERS • DRY (VERY DRY); DROUGHTS & DUST STORMS • VIOLENT STORMS & TORNADOES
GREAT PLAINS NATURAL RESOURCES • OIL, GAS, HELIUM • DEER & WILD TURKEYS • RICH SOIL
GREAT PLAINS ECONOMY • HELIUM GAS PRODUCTION • COTTON SEED PROCESSING • DENIM CLOTH PRODUCTION • FEED LOTS, RANCHING • WIND FARMS
CITIES IN THE GREAT PLAINS • LUBBOCK • AMARILLO • MIDLAND/ODESSA • TULIA • DALHART
GREAT PLAINS LANDMARKS • PALO DURO CANYON • BALCONES ESCARPMENT • EDWARDS PLATEAU
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE REGION • PALO DURO CANYON STATE PARK • LAKE MERIDITH • UNDERGROUND CAVES • STREAMS • TORNADOES • THE “PANHANDLE” • FASTEST GROWING WIND POWERED AREA
TERMS ESCARPMENT –A STEEP SLOPE OR CLIFF THAT MARKS THE BOUNDARY OF A FLAT SLOPE. CANYON—A DEEP NARROW VALLEY WITH STEEP SIDES, OFTEN WITH STREAMS RUNNING THROUGH IT. AQUIFER--UNDERGROUND AREAS THAT HOLD ENOUGH WATER TO PROVIDE A USABLE SUPPLY. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guqinVOHTqc
Great Plains Region Major Landform: Balcones Escarpment, Edwards Aquifer, and Palo Duro Canyon Climate Hot summers and cold winters – Blizzards Less than 20 inches of rain per year Waterways: Canadian River and Llano River Major Cities: Amarillo, Lubbock, and Midland/Odessa Points of Interest: Texas Tech University and Amistad Dam Economic Activities: Cedar trees, ranching, farming, and wind farms Characteristics: Canyons, escarpments, plains, aquifers, plateaus, and irrigation Borders: New Mexico and Oklahoma
Mountains and basins MOUNTAINS & BASINS
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY • ELEVATION HIGH IN MOUNTAINS • VERY FLAT AND SANDY IN VALLEY • WESTERN TIP OF TEXAS
LANDFORMS: m&b • DESERT COUNTRY • TALL MOUNTAINS, HIGHEST ELEVATION IN TX • BASINS, LOW AREAS BETWEEN PLATEAUS • SALT FLATS • RIO GRANDE • BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK
PLANTS, CROPS & ANIMALS: m&b • COTTON, PECANS, BEEF CATTLE, SHEEP & GOATS, PEPPERS, GRAIN • FRUITS, VEGETABLES, CANTALOUPES
Climate (M&B) • DROUGHT, DRY-HOT • MILD WINTERS • LITTLE RAIN • DRIEST OF THE REGIONS (ABOUT 8 INCHES / YEAR)
NATURAL RESOURCES (m&b) • SALT • WATER IS PRECIOUS
MOUNTAIN AND BASINS ECONOMY • RANCHING- CATTLE, SHEEP, GOATS • FARMING – COTTON • GAME HUNTING
CITIES IN THE MOUNTAIN AND BASINS REGION • EL PASO • MISSION YSLETA • FORT BLISS • RIO GRANDE • PECOS • PRESIDIO
INTERESTING FACTS: MOUNTAIN AND BASINS REGION • SMALLEST POPULATION • FORT BLISS • BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK • GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS • FORT DAVIS • McDONALD OBSERVATORY
LANDMARKS of the Mountains and basins region • BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK • GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS • PECOS RIVER-natural border btw MB & GP
Mountains and Basins Region Major Landform: Guadalupe Mountains Climate: Driest part of the State Hot days and cold nights Hot, short summers and cold winters 8 in of rain per year, 20 in mt. Waterways: Pecos River and Rio Grande River Major City: El Paso Points of Interest: Big Bend National Park and Tigua Reservation Economic Activities: Cattle, sheep, and goat ranching Characteristics: Deserts, rivers, dams Borders: New Mexico Random Facts: Smallest Region Least Populated
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