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The Four Regions of Texas. **Only works when read from Left to Right on a map . My- Mountain and Basin Region Grandpa- Great Plains Never- North Central Plains Cooks- Coastal Plains (Gulf Coastal Plains). Mountain and Basin: Facts.
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The Four Regions of Texas **Only works when read from Left to Right on a map • My- Mountain and Basin Region • Grandpa- Great Plains • Never- North Central Plains • Cooks- Coastal Plains (Gulf Coastal Plains)
Mountain and Basin: Facts • 1.) Extension of the Rocky Mountain Range that stretches from Canada, through the Western U.S. and into Mexico. • 2.) Highest and driest region in Texas • 3.) Bitter cold winters, summer cooler, climate much drier (further from the Gulf of Mexico), must use irrigation • 4.) fewer people in this region and usually live along the Rio Grande • 5.) largest cities: El Paso (very small cities) • 6.) Natural resources: cotton the main crop 7.) Business: tourism is big industry because of Big Bend National Park, farming • 8.) landforms include: desert and huge mountain ranges
Great Plains: Facts • 1.) Separated from the North Central Plains by the Caprock Escarpment on the east side, takes up most of the panhandle • 2.) higher in elevation than North Central Plains or Coastal plains • 3.) Bitter cold winters, summer cooler, climate much drier (further from the Gulf of Mexico), must use irrigation • 4.) fewer people in this region • 5.) largest cities: truly no large cities in this area (Lubbock & Amarillo) • 6.) Natural resources: cotton, wheat 7.) Business: ranching , farming, • 8.) landforms include: flat grasslands
North Central Plains: Facts • 1.) Begins immediately to the west and north of the Coastal plains separated by the Balcones Escarpment. • 2.) higher in elevation • 3.) Colder in winter, hotter in Summer • 4.) fewer people in this region • 5.) largest cities: Fort Worth and Dallas • 6.) Natural resources: cotton, grains, peanuts, fruits and veggies • 7.) Business: ranching , farming • 8.) landforms include: rolling hills, valleys, and grasslands
Coastal Plains: Facts 1.) Begins where Texas meets at the sea (Gulf of Mexico ) 2.) The biggest region 3.) Mild, humid climate 4.) Big population 5.) largest cities:Austin, Houston, San Antonio, Laredo, Corpus Christi, Brownsville. 6.) Natural resources: oil, cotton, rich soil, forest 7.) Business: heavily industrialized ports, business centers 8.) landforms include: barrier islands, flat, sea-level, rolling hills