Palo Duro Canyon

REGIONS OF TEXAS

NEW MEXICO OKLAHOMA ARKANSAS

LOUISIANA

MEXICO GULF OF MEXICO

REGIONS OF TEXAS

NEW MEXICO OKLAHOMA ARKANSAS

LOUISIANA

MEXICO GULF OF MEXICO

Ft. Worth DallasEl Paso

Austin

HoustonSan

Antonio

Created By Mrs. PhillipsKrimmel Intermediate

Coastal Plains

Location: Eastern most part of Texas along Gulf of Mexico

Natural Resources

• Trees• Many Rivers• Fertile Soil• Grasslands• Lakes• Most Rainfall• Oil and Natural Gas• Fish

(A resource that occurs in nature that could create wealth)

Major Cities

• Houston• Austin• San Antonio• Galveston• Brownsville• Corpus Christi• Victoria

Physical Features

•Completely Flat to Rolling Hills

Economy(How the region makes money)

• Lumbering and Wood products• Farming • Ranching• Oil• Petrochemicals• Shipping• Fishing• High Tech

Crops

•Rice•Cotton•Fruits (watermelons, peaches)•Grains (sorghum)•Vegetables (corn)•Peanuts•Christmas trees

North Central Plains

Location: North Texas betweenthe Coastal Plains and Great Plains along the Red River

Natural Resources

• Grassland

• Brush & Shrubs

• Good Rainfall

• Oil & Natural Gas

• Limestone

The Big Wichita

(A resource that occurs in nature that could create wealth)

Major Cities

• Ft. Worth• Abilene• San Angelo • Wichita Falls• Abilene

Physical Features

•Plains•Rolling Hills & Valleys

www.texasplainstrail.com/

• Ranching• Farming• Airplane Industry• Computers

Economy(How the region makes money)

Crops

• Cotton• Grains (wheat)• Peanuts & pecans• Vegetables (corn)• Fruits (peaches, watermelons)

The Great Plains

Location: Central Texas extending from the Panhandle to the Rio Grande River

Natural Resources

•Natural Gas•Oil •Vast Grasslands

(A resource that occurs in nature that could create wealth)

Major Cities

•Amarillo•Midland•Lubbock•Odessa

Physical Features

• Flat treeless plain

• Caprock Escarpment

• Balcones Escarpment

• Palo Duro Canyon

www.landscapeimagery.com/paloduro.html

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caprock_Escarpment

• Farming• Ranching (Cattle, Sheep, Goats)

• Oil & Gas

• Cotton

• Railroad Shipping

Economy(How the region makes money)

Crops

•Cotton•Grain Sorghum•Peaches•Pecans

Mountains and Basins

Location:

Far West Texas

Natural Resources

• Desert Plants• Oil• Natural gas• Limestone• Shale rock• Clay• Talc• Copper• Salt• Sulphur

Yucca

Cactus

(A resource that occurs in nature that could create wealth)

Major Cities• El Paso

• Pecos

• Ft. Davis

• Presidio

• Ft. Stockton

El Paso

Fort Davis

Physical Features

• Mountains & Basins

• Deserts

http://www.visitbigbend.com/

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• Farming• Tourism (Big Bend National Park)

Economy(How the region makes money)

Crops

•Cotton•Pecan Trees•Cantaloupes