The Four Regions of Texas

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The Four Regions of Texas
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The Great Plains The Great Plains Region is
broken into two VERY different types of
geography The Edwards Plateau and
The High Plains
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Landforms
Plains High Plains and Llano Estacado
(Staked Plains)
Canyons in the North (Palo Duro Canyon)
The Great Plains are at a higher elevation than
the NCP
Hills
Balcones Escarpment
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Natural Vegetation
Edwards Plateau
High Plains
Grasslands
Very Few Trees
Savanna (grasses, small trees and shrubs)
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Natural Resources
Edwards Plateau
High Plains
Savanna Grasses, Cedar Trees and Live Oak Trees
Animals Quail, Deer and Wild Turkeys
In the Permian Basin part of the High Plains
Aquifers Ogallala Edwards
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Economic Activities
Edwards Plateau
High Plains
Ranching - Cattle
Ranching Sheep and Goats
Hunting
Farming Wheat and Cotton
Tourism
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Cities of the Great Plains
High Plains
Edwards Plateau
Amarillo
Lubbock
Midland
Odessa
Fredericksburg
Kerrville