Edwards Plateau and Llano Uplift AKA Central

TX.

By: Fidel Otero

LocationThe Edwards Plateau and,

the Llano Uplift is located

in Central TX.

Edwards Plateau is #7, and Llano Uplift is #8

PrecipitationThe precipitation in Central

TX increases from west to

east ranging from 1-40

inches of rain.

ClimateThe temperature in Central

Texas in the summer

ranges from 70-80°F.

The temperature in Central

Texas in the winter ranges

from 40-50°F.

Soil description

Part: 1The soil in the Edwards

Plateau region is mottled

yellowish clay to loam

surface soil which quickly

turns into rocky clay or

solid limestone rock layers

beneath the surface.

Mollisols {Above}

Soil description

Part: 2They have clay enriched

subsoil also has distinct

argillic (clay)

accumulations in the

subsoil. The form in loamy

partent that are not too

sandy or too clayey.

Alfisols {Above}

Common Plants

Common plants in Central

Texas are grasses,

mesquite trees (top left),

wild flowers (bottom left),

oak (left in the middle),

hickory, and many more!

There are also a variety of

biomes such as deciduous

forests, savannahs (top

picture in the middle), and

grasslands (bottom

middle).

Mesquite tree

Oak tree

Texas Wild flowers

Savannah

Grassland

Common Animals and A

Rare OneIn Central Texas there are

many common animals

such as the Mexican free-

tailed bat, rock squirrel,

pronghorn antelope, white-

tailed deer, many more.

These are just a few of the

common animals, but the

Texas blind salamander is

the rarest out of all the

animals and is only found

in Central Texas.

Rock squirrel

Mexican free-tailed bat

Pronghorn antelope

White-tailed deer

Texas blind salamander

Land featuresThe land features in Central

Texas are Llano Uplift and

Edwards Plateau. A cool thing

to know about these landforms

is that the Llano uplift has

granite, while the Edwards

Plateau has limestone.

Limestone = caves, which

means the Edwards Plateau

region has a bunch of caves.

Also there is the Balcones fault

zone located in the Edwards

Plateau region and the

Enchanted Rock.

Enchanted Rock

Llano Uplift

Edwards Plateau

Limestone

Granite

Caves(Natural Bridge Caverns)

WindThe wind in Central Texas

has an average of 10.3

MPH. This is an average

wind and it is a gentle

breeze. It is enough to

rustle leaves, but nothing

unusual. This is very

normal.