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Regions of Texas

Discover the rugged beauty of Texas' Mountains and Basins region, part of the Rocky Mountain system. With its dry desert environment, this area boasts towering mountains, deep canyons, and vast basins. Explore the economic and cultural ties to Mexico and the natural treasures found in this high and arid landscape.

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Regions of Texas

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  1. Regions of Texas The Mountains and Basins p. 66 - 69

  2. The Dry Environment • Part of the Rocky Mountain system. • West most natural region. • Highest and driest of the regions. • It is mostly a desert area, and so little rain falls here that trees will grow only along the few scattered streams. • Natural vegetation includes desert plants such as cactus. • Canyons and mountain plateaus contrast with saucer shaped depressions called basins. • The region has strong economic and cultural ties to Mexico.

  3. Mountain Ranges • All of Texas’s true mountains are found in the Mountains and Basins region. • Part of this region is known as the Big Bend Country, which gets its name from a sharp bend in the Rio Grande. • One important farming area, the Upper Rio Grande, lies in the extreme western part of this region. Cotton is the most important crop grown here. • Petroleum and natural gas lie in this region along with many other natural minerals.

  4. Using your pencil or pen, shade the Mountains and Basins region on your map.

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