the 4 regions of texas geography starring mr. h’s college geography teacher
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The 4 Regions of Texas Geographystarring Mr. H’s College Geography Teacher
region: an area of land with similar characteristics (like a desert)
escarpment: a steep cliff formed byfracturing of the Earth’scrust
border: the line that separatestwo countries, states, etc.
plains: flat land
product: something produced by labor
soil: dirt
More Vocab…
• Prairie- Large area of flat land, with few or no trees(similar to a plain).
• Plateau- High, wide area of flat land, with steep sides.
• Bayou(swamp)- Very shallow and marshy water covering low lying land filled with trees…and gators!!!
Even more vocab….
• Coast- Land at the edge of a large body of water, such as the ocean.
• Desert- Very, very, dry land.
• Aquifer- Underground, water bearing formation that is used for irrigation and drinking water.
Seriously. More??
• Canyon- Steep, narrow valley with high sides, and often has a river or stream flowing through it.
• Barrier Island: An island that protects the coast from erosion.
• Climate: Average weather of a place over a period of 20 to 30 years.
What kind of weather do you like?
Do you like it better hot or cold?
Would your answers change if you lived two hundred years
ago?
What kind of elevation/terrain do you like? Hilly or flat, grassy
or desert etc?
Elevation- How high above sea level is the land?
Notice how the elevation of Texas keeps going up as
you travel WEST. Why does the elevation of
Texas change as you head west?
The Balcones Escarpment
Answer: The Balcones Escarpment. Balcon
means balcony in Spanish.
“Step down! Step down!”
The 4 Regions of Texas
Balcones Escarpment
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Back in Mr. Harman’s day, he had to
memorize the 26 regions of Texas: you
have it easy!
The Gulf Coastal Plains
OKLAHOMA
DALLAS
HOUSTON
GULF OF MEXICO
MEXICO
Products-
Population-
Landscape-
SAN ANTONIO
48
Lumber, cotton, rice, fishing, oil, citrus fruits,cattle ranching.
Big population. Thelargest cities are here:Dallas, Austin, Houston,San AntonioMostly flat. Becomes
more hilly as you move west. Lots of rivers and lakes.
RED RIVER
ARKANSAS
SOIL
The “5th” Region: The Piney Woods
(located in the Gulf Coastal Plains)
Central Plains
RED RIVER
Products-
Population-
Landscape-
35
Cattle and sheep ranching,oil, farming (wheat and cotton).
Medium. Less than theGCP. Fort Worth, Abilene, Waco, San Angelo, Austin.Mostly flat. Some hills.Hottest summers in the state, violent storms and tornadoes, cold winters.
CAPROCK ESCARPMENT
The Great Plains
The Great Plains
The Great Plains Summed Up in One Word: Flat
This region is mostly flat, but does have
some other landforms:
plateaus
canyons
Palo Duro Canyon
Products-
Population-
Landscape-
20
Cattle and sheep ranching,oil, farming (wheat and cotton).
Low percentage. Amarillo, Lubbock, Midland, Odessa, Austin.
Mostly flat. Some hills, plateaus and canyons. Palo Duro Canyon. Windy, dry, very cold in winter-coldest region of Texas! Sand and snow storms!
NEW MEXICO LUBBOCK
The Mountains and Basins Region
Products-
Population-
Landscape-
8
Some cattle ranching. A little farming along the Rio Grande. Oil, trade with Mexico.
Very low. Very few towns. Alpine, El Paso, Fort Stockton.
Deserts and mountains. Driest area of the state. Warm most of the year.
RIO GRANDE
MEXICO
EL PASO
El Paso
Guadalupe Peak- Tallest Mountain in Texas
CaprockEscarpment Balcones
Escarpment
CentralPlains Gulf Coastal
Plains
Great PlainsMountains and Basins