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TEXASUnit 1
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A region is an area that is used to identify and organize areas of the Earth’s surface for various
purposes
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Physical Characteristics – Physical characteristics of places include landforms and soils, bodies and
sources of water, vegetation, climate and weather patterns, and animal
life.
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Human characteristics of places include the language, religion,
political systems, economic systems, population distribution, ethnicity, age, and standards of
living.
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Coastal Plains Characteristics
• Slopes toward the Gulf of Mexico• Largest region• Most populated part of Texas• Covers 1/3 of the land of Texas • Flat and low • Wooded land and Coastal sands • Big Thicket National Preserve - forest in SE Texas • Rivers - Brazos, Colorado, Trinity • Good soils along rivers • Plains, desert, hills
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Climate:•Hot and damp, humid •Tornadoes, hurricanes •30-55 inches of rain per year
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Natural Resources:
•Plants - pine trees, hardwood trees (elm, oak, cottonwood, pecan) •Various Animals •Minerals •Bodies of water
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Economic Resources:
•Farming •Fishing •Ranching •Tree farms - lumber businesses •Oil and gas (Spindletop 1901) •Factories •Ports
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Major Cities
• Houston • Dallas (on the border of Central Plains) • San Antonio • Texarkana • Corpus Christi • Brownsville
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North Central Plains Characteristics
• Rolling grassy lands • Thick grasses • Cross Timbers area - large areas of
hardwood trees • Limestone rock • Higher elevation because limestone
doesn't wear down easily • Elevation decreases from west to east
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Climate:
•Dry air •Tornadoes •Hot, short summer – cool to cold winters•20-30 inches of rain per year
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Natural Resources:
•Limestone •Minerals •Streams •Fertile lands for crops
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Economic Resources:
•Farming - fruits, vegetables, watermelons, oats •Ranching - cattle, angora goats (mohair) •Cedar trees – fence posts •Oil and gas
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Major Cities
• Austin • Fort Worth • Abilene • Wichita Falls • San Angelo
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The Great Plains Characteristics
• Flat • Few trees • Canyons in North (Palo Duro Canyon) • Higher elevation than Central Plains • Cap Rock Escarpment • Edwards Plateau
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Climate:
•Dry air •Hot summers •Cold winters •Dust storms •16-20 inches of rain per year
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Natural Resources:
•Short grasses •Mesquite, cedar, pecan, and oak trees in Edward Plateau area •Deer •Wild turkeys
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Economic Resources:
•Farming - cotton, wheat (irrigation from wells) •Ranching - cattle, sheep, goat •Oil and gas in the Permian Basin
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Major Cities
• Amarillo & Lubbock in the Panhandle • Midland & Odessa in the Permian Basin • Kerrville, Fredericksburg, & Del Rio in the
Edwards Plateau area
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Mountains and Basins Characteristics
• 150 mountains in the mountain ranges • Plateaus and basins • Deserts • Pecos and Rio Grande Rivers • Big Bend National Park
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Climate:
•Driest part of state •8 inches of rain per year, 20 in mountains •Hot days, cool nights •Hot short summers / cold winters
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Natural Resources:
•Plants - short grasses, shrubs, desert plants in plateaus and basins; pine forests in mountains
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Economic Resources:
•Ranching - cattle, sheep, goat •Farming - cotton, fruits, vegetables, cantaloupes (irrigation in El Paso and Pecos River Valley) •Oil and gas - part of Permian Basin
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Major Cities
• El Paso • Pecos • Kermit & Monahans in Permian Basin area • Fort Davis, Marfa, & Alpine in Mountain
area
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Coastal Plains
Mountains and Basins
Great Plains North
CentralPlains