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Texas Regions
Regions Slide-Show❏ Objective: You are going to make 4 different Google
Slides, one for each region of Texas.❏ All Google Slides must be submitted to Google
Classroom to receive credit.❏ Here are the steps you need to follow to create Slideshow
❏ Watch video about region❏ Read checklist of regional features❏ Find images and copy images from pics4learning.com ❏ Make slide of regional features❏ Save as image.
***We will do the first collage as a class***
RegionsTexas
The Gulf Coastal Plains
Gulf Coastal Plains
❏ Main Agriculture❏ Timber❏ dairy❏ cattle❏ hogs❏ poultry❏ grain❏ cotton❏ corn❏ citrus
❏ Natural Resources❏ lots of rain❏ rivers❏ trees❏ coasts and natural ports
❏ Plant/Animal Life❏ Opossum, Alligator, Fish,
Squirrels, Rabbits, Shrimp, Coyote, Pine trees, Tall grasses, Palm Trees
❏ Location
❏ Borders the Red River in the north
❏ Borders Mexico in the South
❏ West borders the Balcones Escarpment
❏ Louisiana borders the east`````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````
Gulf Coastal Plains
The North Central Plains
North Central Plains
North Central Plains Features❏ Location/Landforms
❏ Center part of the state❏ Hill Country in the southern
part
❏ Bordered by the Caprock Escarpment on the west
❏ Bordered by the Balcones Escarpment on the east
❏ Rolling hills, caves, plains and mesas.
❏ Climate/Weather
❏ Cold winters
❏ Hottest summer temperatures in the state
❏ 20-30 inches of rainfall a year
❏ Violent storms and tornadoes
❏ Main Agriculture
❏ Cattle, goats, sheep, cotton, grain sorghum, oats, pecans, hay, peaches, cedar trees, wheat, corn, peanuts
❏ Other Resources❏ Fertile soil, beef, wool,
mohair from angora goats, oil in some areas
❏ Plant/Animal Life❏ Bald Eagle
❏ Horned Lizard
❏ White-tailed deer
❏ Armadillo
❏ Mesquite Trees
❏ Bluebonnets
The Great Plains
Great Plains
Great Plains Features
❏ Location❏ Texas Panhandle to the north❏ Caprock Escarpment on the
east.❏ Edwards Plateau❏ Hills❏ Plains❏ cliffs
❏ Climate/Weather❏ Windy❏ Dry❏ Very cold in the winter❏ Very hot in the summer❏ Coldest region of Texas❏ 15-20 inches of rainfall a year❏ Violent sand, snow, and rain
storms
❏ Plant/Animal Life❏ Deer, Lizards, Jackrabbits,
Coyote, Mountain lions, Prairie dogs, Burrowing owl, sunflowers
❏ Main Agriculture
❏ Wheat, cotton, grain sorghum, corn, cattle, and hay
❏ Other Resources
❏ Fertile soil with the help of irrigation, oil, petroleum, helium and farms
Mountains and Basins
Mountains and Basins
Mountains and Basins Features
❏ Location
❏ Pecos River on the east
❏ Mexico on the west
❏ Mountains
❏ Basins
❏ El Capitan
❏ Guadalupe Peak
❏ Chihuahuan Desert❏ Climate/Weather
❏ Driest area of the state
❏ 0-16 inches of rainfall a year
❏ Warm most of the time
❏ Never stays cold for long
❏ Plant/Animal Life❏ Snakes, Spiders, Kangaroo
rats, Deer, Cactus, Mountains lions
❏ Main Agriculture❏ Cattle, dairy, hogs, cotton,
wheat, hay, alfalfa, goats, sheep, some fruits and vegetables
❏ Other Resources❏ Beef cattle ranches, trade with
Mexico, Big Bend National Park