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1 JOANNE HOWARD

2 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

3 Can you name the Regions of Texas?

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

5 Coastal Plains Region

6 Location of Coastal Region 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

7 Coastal Climate. Hot and damp, humid Tornadoes, hurricanes inches of rain per year

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

9 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.

10 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..

11 What is this..

12 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.

13 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!!!

14 AMAZING ANIMALS OF THE COASTAL PLAINS

15 And the road runner.

16 The real road runner.. Can you name other coastal animals

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

18 STOP. Our next region we will look at is.. NORTH CENTRAL PLAINS A C D B

19 North Central Plains NORTH CENTRAL PLAINS

20 Location of North Central Plains The 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

21 North Central Plains Climate

22 North Central Plain Cities.. Fort Worth Wichita Falls San Angelo Abilene Dallas

23 North Central Plain - Plants Blue bonnets Indian Paintbrush Texas Oak Trees Mesquite Trees

24 Indian Blanket Mesquite Tree Blue Sage

25 North Central Plain - Animals Bobcat White-tailed deer Turkeys Screech Owl Mexican Freetail Bat Cliff Swallow

26

27 NORTH CENTRAL PLAINS WAYS OF LIFE RANCHING COTTON AND WHEAT FARMING NATURAL GAS FROM THE BARNETT SHALE

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

29 STOP. Our next region we will look at is.. the Great Plains A D B C

30 THE GREAT PLAINS GREAT PLAINS

31 Great Plains Cities Amarillo Lubbock Abilene Midland Odessa

32 Location of Great Plains Caprock 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.

33 Great Plains Climate Dry air Tornadoes inches of rain per year

34 Great Plains Way of Life Farming - fruits, vegetables, watermelons, oats Ranching - cattle, angora goats (mohair) Cedar trees - fenceposts Oil and gas

35 Great Plains Plants Prickly pear Yucca Indian Paintbrush Cactus

36 of the Great Plains Pronghorn Prairie Dog Snakes Toads

37 Landforms of Great Plains Take a look at the map!!!

38 STOP!!!!

39 Welcome to the Mountains and Basins!!

40 Location of the Mountains and Basins Far west Texas East border near Pecos River South border is the Rio Grande North border is New Mexico

41 Cities of the Mountains and Basins El Paso Pecos Presidio

42 Climate of the Mountains and Basins Driest part of state 8 inches of rain per year, 20 in mountains Hot days, cool nights

43 Mountains and Basins 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

44 Plants of the Mountains and Basins IT IS FLAT!!!!! Some sagebrush

45 Animals of the Mountains and Basins

46 Landforms of the Great Plains Let s look at 0ur map!!!

47 And now. Let me introduce our Regions Group Project!!!

48 *The following are requirements for your UTOPIA: Illustration of Texas Illustration of your given region in Texas. Climate Way of life Economy Plants and animals Landforms Catchy slogan Native American groups near your UTOPIA and an explanation of your interaction with them. *This is a MAJOR GRADE!!!

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