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Page 1: Regions of Texas. Subregions Coastal Plains: Piney Woods, Post Oak Belt, Blackland Prairie, Gulf Coastal Plain, South Texas Plain North Central Plains:

Regions of Texas

Page 2: Regions of Texas. Subregions Coastal Plains: Piney Woods, Post Oak Belt, Blackland Prairie, Gulf Coastal Plain, South Texas Plain North Central Plains:

Subregions

• Coastal Plains: Piney Woods, Post Oak Belt, Blackland Prairie, Gulf Coastal Plain, South Texas Plain

• North Central Plains: Grand Prairie, Cross Timbers, Rolling Plains

• Great Plains: Llano Basin, Edwards Plateau, High Plains

• Mountains and Basin

Page 3: Regions of Texas. Subregions Coastal Plains: Piney Woods, Post Oak Belt, Blackland Prairie, Gulf Coastal Plain, South Texas Plain North Central Plains:

Coastal Plains

• This includes 1/3 of Texas and 2 out of three Texans live in this region. This region also receives the most precipitation (Piney woods – 45-60 inches annually)

• Physical features: Piney woods, Oak, Hickory, Prairie grasslands, coastal areas.

• Cities: Dallas, Austin, Houston, San Antonio• Economy: Timber, Oil, Natural Gas, Farming (citrus

in South Texas), cotton, produce, ranching, insurance, electronics, etc.

Page 4: Regions of Texas. Subregions Coastal Plains: Piney Woods, Post Oak Belt, Blackland Prairie, Gulf Coastal Plain, South Texas Plain North Central Plains:

North Central Plains

• This region is West of Dallas to the Caprock Escarpment and south to the Balcones Escarpment.

• Physical features: Rolling plains, steppes, small oaks, hickory, pecans, elms, mesquites, brush, scattered grasses

• Cities: Fort Worth, Wichita Falls, Abilene• Economy: Ranching, Oil, Natural Gas, Cotton,

Peanuts, Dairy Farming, Wheat

Page 5: Regions of Texas. Subregions Coastal Plains: Piney Woods, Post Oak Belt, Blackland Prairie, Gulf Coastal Plain, South Texas Plain North Central Plains:

Great Plains

• This region extends from the Balcones Escarpment to the Panhandle. It consists of the Llano Basin, Edwards Plateau, and the High Plains (flattest places on earth).

• Physical features: Plateaus, steppes, granite, limestone, mesquite, live oaks, post oaks, pecans, short grasses, Edwards Aquifer

• Cities: Midland/Odessa, Lubbock, Amarillo• Economy: Farming, ranching, oil, natural gas, corn,

cotton, peanuts.

Page 6: Regions of Texas. Subregions Coastal Plains: Piney Woods, Post Oak Belt, Blackland Prairie, Gulf Coastal Plain, South Texas Plain North Central Plains:

Mountains and Basin

• This region is west of the Great Plains to El Paso. It contains the highest point at Guadalupe Peak (8,751 feet).

• Physical features: Mountains, basins, valleys, deserts, oaks, pinons, ponderosa pines, cactus, shrubs, short grasses

• Cities: El Paso, Fort Davis• Economy: Ranching, farming• Attractions: Big Bend National Park, Fort Davis, McDonald Observatory, Guadalupe Mountains

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