tx history-ch-3.2

23
Chapter 3: The Regions of Texas Section 2: The Gulf Coastal Plain

Upload: avantk

Post on 27-May-2015

2.946 views

Category:

Documents


0 download

TRANSCRIPT

Page 1: Tx history-ch-3.2

Chapter 3:

The Regions of Texas

Section 2:

The Gulf Coastal Plain

Page 2: Tx history-ch-3.2

Gulf Coastal Plain

Page 3: Tx history-ch-3.2

Gulf Coastal Plain

•Divided into 5 subregions

•Subregion—smaller regions

Page 4: Tx history-ch-3.2
Page 5: Tx history-ch-3.2

Piney Woods

Page 6: Tx history-ch-3.2

Piney Woods

•Heavily wooded region in East Texas

•Easternmost subregion of the Gulf Coastal Plain

Page 7: Tx history-ch-3.2

Piney Woods

Big Thicket National Preserve

Page 8: Tx history-ch-3.2

Gulf Coastal

Plain

Page 9: Tx history-ch-3.2

Gulf Coast Plain

•Mainland near the coast is full of bayous

•Bayous—tributaries off larger bodies of water where the water usually moves slowly

Page 13: Tx history-ch-3.2

Gulf Coast Plain

This subregion includes

Houston & Corpus Christi Downtown

Houston, Texas

Page 14: Tx history-ch-3.2

Gulf Coast Plain

Houston is the largest

city in Texas!

Page 15: Tx history-ch-3.2

Gulf Coast Plain

Petrochemicals—chemicals made from gas and oil

Page 16: Tx history-ch-3.2

South Texas Plains

Page 17: Tx history-ch-3.2

South Texas Plains

•Includes the Rio Grande Valley

•San Antonio is the largest city in the South Texas Plains

Page 18: Tx history-ch-3.2

Post Oak Belt

Page 19: Tx history-ch-3.2

Post Oak Belt

Lignite—a type of soft

coal

Page 20: Tx history-ch-3.2

Post Oak Belt

•Largest city is Bryan-College Station

Page 21: Tx history-ch-3.2

Blackland Prarie

Page 22: Tx history-ch-3.2

Blackland Prairie

•Rich black soil ideal for farming

•Contains Dallas

•Metroplex—term used to refer to Dallas-Ft. Worth Area

Page 23: Tx history-ch-3.2

Piney Woods Important Cities:

Facts:

Gulf Coastal Plain

Important Cities:

Facts:

South Texas Plains

Important Cities:

Facts:

Post Oak Belt Important Cities:

Facts:

Blackland Prairie

Important Cities:

Facts: