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Chapter 3:
The Regions of Texas
Section 3:
The Central Plains
The Central Plains
Central Plains
The Grand Prairie
The Grand Prairie
•Thin soil
•Vegetation: grasses, shrubs, small trees
•Livestock
•Thin soil limits farming
The Grand Prairie
Ft. Worth is the largest city in the
Grand Prairie and the
Texas Central Plains
The Grand Prairie
• Ft. Worth:
– Transportation Center
– Processing Center
– Manufacturing Center
The Cross Timbers
Early settlers noted how the Cross
Timbers divided the surrounding Prairie
land.
Two separate belts make up
the Cross Timbers
subregion of Texas!
The Cross Timbers
•Two Belts
–Western Belt
–Eastern Belt
The Cross Timbers
•Eastern Cross Timbers:–Elms, hickories, post oak
•Western Cross Timbers:–Blackjack oak, cedar, hickory, mesquite, pecan, & post oak
The Cross Timbers
The Eastern Cross
Timbers cuts the
Metroplex in half
The Rolling Plains
The Rolling Plains
• Covered mostly by prairie grasses
• Cattle Ranching
• Farming: cotton, sorghum, wheat
• Largest Cities: Abilene & Wichita Falls