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High Plains

High Plains. LOCATION. High Plains. Precipitation. High Plains. Only 17-21 inches of rain a year! No snow. Chart of annual precipitation In Lubbock, a city in the Texas high plains. Texas Annual Temperature. Temperature. Temperature Averages: H L

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High Plains

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  1. High Plains

  2. LOCATION High Plains

  3. Precipitation High Plains • Only 17-21 inches of rain a year! • No snow Chart of annual precipitation In Lubbock, a city in the Texas high plains.

  4. Texas Annual Temperature Temperature Temperature Averages: H L Jan 54 26 Feb 54 30 Mar 67 37 Apr 75 46 May 84 56 Jun 91 64 Jul 93 68 Aug 91 67 Sept 85 59 Oct 75 49 Nov 64 36 Dec 54 27 High Plains

  5. Wind • The high plains have 9 of the 100 windiest cities in the USA! • Average = 12.4 mph • The high plains is the windiest of all Texas ecoregions Average Wind Speed in Texas

  6. Soil • Soil in the High Plains is primarily heavy, clay above an impervious caliche layer with some sand found in the eastern panhandle. Soils are alkaline throughout the area which limits the types of trees that can be grown successfully.

  7. Landforms Palo Duro Canyon • Elevation ranges from 600 feet above sea level in the eastern canyons to 3,000 feet above sea level in the ridges of the central and western regions Caprock Escarpment Edwards Plateau

  8. Wildlife Animals in the High Plains must adapt to the flat plain conditions as well has the dryness. The prairie dog can go underground to avoid being easily sighted by a predator. Most plants here need to adapt to having little water. The Juniper Tree stores water in its roots. Burrowing Owl Cotton White-Tailed Deer Juniper Tree Wild Turkey Prairie Dog

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