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Guiding Question. What effect do regional characteristics have on population patterns?. The Four Major Regions of Texas. Mountains and Basins Region. Geographic Subdivisions. Mountains and Basins. Location. Far west Texas East border near Pecos River South border is the Rio Grande - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Guiding QuestionGuiding Question
• What effect do regional characteristics have on population patterns?
The Four Major Regions of Texas
Mountains and Basins RegionMountains and Basins Region
Geographic SubdivisionsGeographic Subdivisions
• Mountains and Basins
LocationLocation
• Far west Texas
• East border near Pecos River
• South border is the Rio Grande
• North border is New Mexico
Geographic FeaturesGeographic Features
• 150 mountains in the mountain ranges
• Plateaus and basins (flat bottomed valleys)
• Guadalupe Peak- highest point in TX at 8,749 feet
• Desert in the lower elevation
• Rivers- Pecos, Rio Grande
• Big Bend National Park
Guadalupe PeakGuadalupe Peak
ClimateClimate
• Driest part of the state
• 8-20 inches of rain per year (20 inches in the mountains)
• Hot days, cool nights
Natural ResourcesNatural Resources
• Plants- pine trees in the mountains, short grasses, shrubs, and desert plants in the plateaus and basins
Economic ResourcesEconomic Resources
• Farming- cotton, fruit, vegetables
• Tourism
• Ranching- cattle, sheep, goat
• Oil and gas- part of the Permian Basin
Major CitiesMajor Cities
• El Paso
• Pecos
• Monahans
• Fort Davis
Guiding QuestionGuiding Question
• What effect do regional characteristics have on population patterns?