JOANNE HOWARD

A little helpful hint…..PLEASE TAKE CORNELL NOTES AND THEN

REWRITE YOUR NOTES AT HOME. YOU WILL NEED TO ORGANIZE YOUR NOTES

USING EITHER MAIN IDEAS OR QUESTIONS

Can you name the Regions of Texas?

•Gulf Coastal Plain•North Central Plains•Great Plains•Mountains and Basins

Coastal Plains Region

Location of Coastal RegionCovers 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

Coastal Climate…….Hot and damp, humid Tornadoes, hurricanes 30-55 inches of rain per year

Coastal Cities……Austin (on the border)Houston Dallas (on the border) Waco (on the border)San Antonio Texarkana Corpus Christi Brownsville

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.

The port of Houston is one of the 10 busiest ports in the world.

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..

What is this……..

PLANTSThe 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.

Coastal Animals….Many kinds of animals live in the coastal region…

To name a few…QuailHawksOwlsHundreds of other birdsBald eagleWhite tail deerFoxesSkunksRiver ottersBobcatsAlligators in the marshes!!! Some weigh up to 500

lbs!!!

AMAZING ANIMALS OF THE COASTAL PLAINS

And the road runner….

The real road runner…..

Can you name other coastal animals……

Landforms…..Let’s look at our Texas map to see some landforms in the coastal region…..

STOP…………….Our next region we will look at is…..

NORTH CENTRAL PLAINS

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North Central Plains

NORTHCENTRALPLAINS

Location of North Central PlainsThe North Central Plains is bordered in the

north by the Red River. In the west, it includes a small piece of the Panhandle.

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

North Central Plains Climate

North Central Plain Cities…..Fort WorthWichita FallsSan AngeloAbilene

North Central Plain - PlantsBlue bonnetsIndian PaintbrushTexas Oak TreesMesquite Trees

Indian Blanket

Blue Sage

Mesquite Tree

North Central Plain - AnimalsBobcatWhite-tailed deerTurkeysScreech OwlMexican Freetail BatCliff Swallow

NORTH CENTRAL PLAINSWAYS OF LIFE

•RANCHING•COTTON AND WHEAT FARMING•NATURAL GAS FROM THE BARNETT SHALE

Landforms of North Central PlainsLet’s look at our Texas map to see some landforms in the Central Plains region.

STOP…………….Our next region we will look at is…..

the Great Plains

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THE GREAT PLAINS

Great Plains CitiesAmarilloLubbockAbileneMidlandOdessa

Location of Great PlainsCaprock Escarpment separates Great Plains from North

Central Plains in the east. In the north the border is the state of Oklahoma and in the

west the border is the state of New Mexico.The Southern border of the Great Plains is the Edwards

Plateau

Geographic Features In the North lie the High Plains which rises in elevation as you move

west.

Llano Estacado which has thick grasses. Deep canyons of the Palo Duro Canyon. Edwards Plateau which is hilly and is a part of the Texas Hill Country.

Great Plains ClimateDry air

Tornadoes 20-30 inches of rain per year

Great Plains Way of LifeFarming - fruits, vegetables, watermelons, oats

Ranching - cattle, angora goats (mohair)

Cedar trees - fenceposts Oil and gas

Great Plains PlantsPrickly pearYuccaIndian PaintbrushCactus

Animalsof the Great Plains

PronghornPrairie DogSnakesHorny Toad

Landforms of Great PlainsTake a look at the map!!!

STOP!!!!

Welcome to the Mountains and Basins!!

Location of theMountains andBasinsFar west Texas East border near Pecos River South border is the Rio Grande

North border is New Mexico

Cities of theMountainsand Basins

El Paso PecosPresidio

Climate of theMountains and BasinsDriest part of state 8 inches of rain per year, 20 in mountains

Hot days, cool nights

Mountains and BasinsWay of LifeRanching - cattle, sheep, goat Farming - cotton, fruits, vegetables,

cantaloupes (irrigation in El Paso and Pecos River Valley)

Oil and gas - part of Permian Basin

Plants of theMountainsand Basins

IT IS FLAT!!!!!

Some sagebrush

Animals of the Mountainsand Basins

                

                                      

                   

                                   

              

                                        

Landforms of the Great PlainsLet’s look at 0ur map!!!

And now….

Let me introduce our Regions Group Project!!!

*The following are requirements for your UTOPIA:

Illustration of TexasIllustration of your given region in Texas.ClimateWay of lifeEconomyPlants and animalsLandformsCatchy sloganNative American groups near your UTOPIA and

an explanation of your interaction with them.*This is a MAJOR GRADE!!!