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Mexico. Big Bend Nat’l Park. Mountains and Basins Region. LANDFORMS. Mountains, Plateaus and Basins 150 mountains in the mountain ranges of Texas Part of the Rocky Mountains 3 biggest ranges in TX – Davis Mts., Chisos Mts., Guadalupe Mts. NATURAL VEGETATION.
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Mexico Big Bend Nat’l Park Mountains and Basins Region
LANDFORMS Mountains, Plateaus and Basins 150 mountains in the mountain ranges of Texas Part of the Rocky Mountains 3 biggest ranges in TX – Davis Mts., Chisos Mts., Guadalupe Mts. NATURAL VEGETATION Desert plants (cactus, yucca, creosote, small shrubs) Pine Forests in the mountains Driest part of state 8” rain/yr (20 in mountains) Hot days, cool nights
X NATURAL RESORCES Wind Minerals – (limestone, copper, salt, sulfur, talc, shale, clay) Pecos River Rio Grande
Irrigated Farming ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES X Trade with NM, AZ, CA and Mexico (Rest of TX is farther away) Wind Energy Cantaloupes (Pecos River), Cotton and Pecans Maquiladoras Oil & Natural Gas Permian Basin
ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES Cont… Camping Tourism Hiking CITIES (and Towns) Big Bend National Park Pecos Ft. Davis Alpine El Paso Marfa Davis Observatory (Davis Mountains)