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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