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Page 1: The Four Major Regions of Texas. Coastal Plains/Gulf Plains Region

The Four Major Regions of Texas

Page 2: The Four Major Regions of Texas. Coastal Plains/Gulf Plains Region

Coastal Plains/Gulf Plains RegionCoastal Plains/Gulf Plains Region

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Geographic SubdivisionsGeographic Subdivisions

• Piney Woods-pine forests, rainiest part of Texas, growing season is 230-265 days

• Post Oak Belt-drier climate than the Piney Woods, growing season is 230-280 days

• Blackland Prairie-soil is not good for growing most trees, so vegetation is largely tall prairie grasses with a few hardwood trees

• Gulf Coast Plain-very humid, growing season is long-240-309 days near Corpus Christi

• South Texas Plain-southernmost part of Texas, climate is warm year round, longest growing season, from 265-341 days

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Page 5: The Four Major Regions of Texas. Coastal Plains/Gulf Plains Region

LocationLocation

• Covers 1/3 of the land of Texas-about 2/3 of all Texans live in the Coastal Plains

• Northeast border is the Sabine River

• Southeast border is the Gulf of Mexico

• West border is the Balcones Escarpment http://www.beg.utexas.edu/UTopia/contentpg_images/central/central_7708.jpg

Page 6: The Four Major Regions of Texas. Coastal Plains/Gulf Plains Region

Geographic FeaturesGeographic Features

• Flat and low

• Wooded land and coastal sands

• Big Thicket National Preserve - forest in SE Texas

• Rivers - Brazos, Colorado, Trinity

• Good soils along rivers

Page 7: The Four Major Regions of Texas. Coastal Plains/Gulf Plains Region

ClimateClimate

• Hot and damp, humid

• Tornadoes, hurricanes

• 30-55 inches of rain per year

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Natural ResourcesNatural Resources

• Plants - pine trees, hardwood trees (elm, oak, cottonwood, pecan)

• Various Animals

• Minerals

• Bodies of water

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Economic ResourcesEconomic Resources

• Farming

• Fishing

• Ranching

• Tree farms - lumber businesses • Oil and gas (Spindletop 1901)

http://sln.fi.edu/fellows/fellow2/jan99/spindletop.html

• Factories

• Ports

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Oil RefineriesOil Refineries

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Major CitiesMajor Cities

• Austin

• Houston

• Dallas (on the border of Central Plains)

• San Antonio

• Texarkana

• Corpus Christi

• Brownsville

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Writing PromptWriting Prompt

• About two-thirds of all Texans live in the Coastal Plains region. What is it about the Coastal Plains that would attract so many people to it?


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