Texas Regions

Regions Slide-Show❏ Objective: You are going to make 4 different Google

Slides, one for each region of Texas.❏ All Google Slides must be submitted to Google

Classroom to receive credit.❏ Here are the steps you need to follow to create Slideshow

❏ Watch video about region❏ Read checklist of regional features❏ Find images and copy images from pics4learning.com ❏ Make slide of regional features❏ Save as image.

***We will do the first collage as a class***

RegionsTexas

The Gulf Coastal Plains

Gulf Coastal Plains

❏ Main Agriculture❏ Timber❏ dairy❏ cattle❏ hogs❏ poultry❏ grain❏ cotton❏ corn❏ citrus

❏ Natural Resources❏ lots of rain❏ rivers❏ trees❏ coasts and natural ports

❏ Plant/Animal Life❏ Opossum, Alligator, Fish,

Squirrels, Rabbits, Shrimp, Coyote, Pine trees, Tall grasses, Palm Trees

❏ Location

❏ Borders the Red River in the north

❏ Borders Mexico in the South

❏ West borders the Balcones Escarpment

❏ Louisiana borders the east`````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````

Gulf Coastal Plains

The North Central Plains

North Central Plains

North Central Plains Features❏ Location/Landforms

❏ Center part of the state❏ Hill Country in the southern

part

❏ Bordered by the Caprock Escarpment on the west

❏ Bordered by the Balcones Escarpment on the east

❏ Rolling hills, caves, plains and mesas.

❏ Climate/Weather

❏ Cold winters

❏ Hottest summer temperatures in the state

❏ 20-30 inches of rainfall a year

❏ Violent storms and tornadoes

❏ Main Agriculture

❏ Cattle, goats, sheep, cotton, grain sorghum, oats, pecans, hay, peaches, cedar trees, wheat, corn, peanuts

❏ Other Resources❏ Fertile soil, beef, wool,

mohair from angora goats, oil in some areas

❏ Plant/Animal Life❏ Bald Eagle

❏ Horned Lizard

❏ White-tailed deer

❏ Armadillo

❏ Mesquite Trees

❏ Bluebonnets

The Great Plains

Great Plains

Great Plains Features

❏ Location❏ Texas Panhandle to the north❏ Caprock Escarpment on the

east.❏ Edwards Plateau❏ Hills❏ Plains❏ cliffs

❏ Climate/Weather❏ Windy❏ Dry❏ Very cold in the winter❏ Very hot in the summer❏ Coldest region of Texas❏ 15-20 inches of rainfall a year❏ Violent sand, snow, and rain

storms

❏ Plant/Animal Life❏ Deer, Lizards, Jackrabbits,

Coyote, Mountain lions, Prairie dogs, Burrowing owl, sunflowers

❏ Main Agriculture

❏ Wheat, cotton, grain sorghum, corn, cattle, and hay

❏ Other Resources

❏ Fertile soil with the help of irrigation, oil, petroleum, helium and farms

Mountains and Basins

Mountains and Basins

Mountains and Basins Features

❏ Location

❏ Pecos River on the east

❏ Mexico on the west

❏ Mountains

❏ Basins

❏ El Capitan

❏ Guadalupe Peak

❏ Chihuahuan Desert❏ Climate/Weather

❏ Driest area of the state

❏ 0-16 inches of rainfall a year

❏ Warm most of the time

❏ Never stays cold for long

❏ Plant/Animal Life❏ Snakes, Spiders, Kangaroo

rats, Deer, Cactus, Mountains lions

❏ Main Agriculture❏ Cattle, dairy, hogs, cotton,

wheat, hay, alfalfa, goats, sheep, some fruits and vegetables

❏ Other Resources❏ Beef cattle ranches, trade with

Mexico, Big Bend National Park