Texas Regions Powerpoint

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Regions Physical and Human Characteristics
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Objectives

• Know the 4 regions of Texas
• Understand the different physical characteristics
  of each region
• Understand how physical differences affect human
  characteristics (way of life)

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Can you name the Regions of Texas?
Gulf Coastal Central Plains Great
Plains Mountains and Basins
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Gulf Coastal Plains
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Location of the Gulf Coastal Plains

• Covers 1/3 of the land of Texas
• Northeast border is the Sabine River
• Southeast border is the Gulf of Mexico
• West border is the Balcones Escarpment

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Coastal Cities

• Houston
• Dallas (on the border of Central Plains)
• San Antonio
• Texarkana
• Corpus Christi
• Brownsville

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Coastal Climate.

• Hot and damp, humid
• Tornadoes, hurricanes
• 30-55 inches of rain per year

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PLANTS

• The land along the Gulf Coast is very near sea
  level. It is hard for water to drain off the
  land, since there is nowhere lower for the water
  to go. Much of the coast of Texas is made up of
  marshes----wetlands where a variety of tall
  grasses grow.

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Coastal Animals.

• Many kinds of animals live in the coastal region
  To name a few
• Quail
• Hawks
• Owls
• Hundreds of other birds
• Bald eagle
• White tail deer
• Foxes

• Skunks
• River otters
• Bobcats
• Alligators in the marshes!!! Some weigh up to
  500 lbs!!!

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Way of life.

• The gulf coast is a major center of economic
  activity. The marshlands provide breeding
  grounds for ocean life, which make the fish and
  shrimp businesses very important. Seafood!
• The port of Houston is one of the 10 busiest
  ports in the world.

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OIL AND GAS..

• Along the coastal region you will find many oil
  rigs that are on-shore and off-shore.
• The ocean gives easy access to ship the oil and
  gas to where it needs to go..

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Central Plains
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Location of Central Plains

• The Great Plains include the Llano Estacado, the
  Panhandle, Edwards Plateau, Toyah Basin and the
  Llano Uplift.
• It is border on the east by the Caprock
  Escarpment in the panhandle and by the Balcones
  Fault to the southeast.
• Picture of Edwards Plateau

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Central Plain Cities..

• Austin
• Waco
• Fredericksburg
• Llano
• The Hill Country is a popular name for the area
  of hills along the Balcones Fault and is a
  transitional area between the Great Plains and
  the Gulf Coastal Plains.

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Central Plains Climate

• Central Texas is shaped by its many rivers and
  hills. The climate is subtropical.
• In a single year the region can receive up to 48
  inches of rain, and flooding is common near
  rivers and in low lying areas.

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Central Plains Culture

• In the summer, one of the favorite activities is
  floating down a creek or river in an inner tube
  (tubing). Spring is a time for residents to drive
  the winding back roads and take in the rainbow of
  colors produced by the blooming wildflowers,
  including Bluebonnets and Indian paintbrush. In
  the fall and winter, hunters visit in hopes of
  taking home a white-tailed deer.
• Some of the favorite local cuisines are barbecue
  and a variation on traditional Mexican food
  affectionately referred to as Tex-Mex..

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Central Plains - Plants

• Blue bonnets
• Indian Paintbrush
• Texas Oak Trees
• Mesquite Trees
• Baldcypress Trees

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Indian Blanket
Standing Cypress
Blue Sage
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Central Plain - Animals

• Bobcat
• White-tailed deer
• Turkeys
• Screech Owl
• Mexican Freetail Bat
• Cliff Swallow

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The Great Plains
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Location of the Great Plains

• Northeast Texas
• Colorado and Red Rivers are the borders.
• Geographic Features
• Rolling grassy lands
• Thick grasses
• Cross Timbers area - large areas of hardwood
  trees
• Limestone rock
• Higher elevation because limestone doesn't wear
  down easily

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Great Plains Cities

• Amarillo
• Lubbock
• Abilene
• San Angelo
• Wichita Falls

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Climate

• Dry air
• Tornadoes
• 20-30 inches of rain per year
• windy

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Plants

• Prickly pear
• Yucca
• Indian Paintbrush
• Cactus

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Animals

• Pronghorn
• Prarie Dog
• Snakes
• Horny Toad

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Way of Life

• Farming - fruits, vegetables, watermelons, oats
• Ranching - cattle, angora goats (mohair)
• Cedar trees - fenceposts
• Oil and gas

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Mountains and Basins
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Location

• Far west Texas
• East border near Pecos River
• South border is the Rio Grande
• North border is New Mexico

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Cities

• El Paso
• Pecos
• Kermit Monahans in Permian Basin area
• Fort Davis, Marfa, Alpine in Mountain area

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Climate

• Driest part of state
• 8 inches of rain per year, 20 in mountains
• Hot days, cool nights

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Plants

• IT IS FLAT!!!!!

• Some sagebrush

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Animals
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Way of Life

• Ranching - cattle, sheep, goat
• Farming - cotton, fruits, vegetables, cantaloupes
  (irrigation in El Paso and Pecos River Valley)
• Oil and gas - part of Permian Basin