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REGIONS OF TEXAS
NEW MEXICO OKLAHOMA ARKANSAS
LOUISIANA
MEXICO GULF OF MEXICO
Ft. Worth DallasEl Paso
Austin
HoustonSan
Antonio
Natural Resources
• Trees• Many Rivers• Fertile Soil• Grasslands• Lakes• Most Rainfall• Oil and Natural Gas• Fish
(A resource that occurs in nature that could create wealth)
Economy(How the region makes money)
• Lumbering and Wood products• Farming • Ranching• Oil• Petrochemicals• Shipping• Fishing• High Tech
Crops
•Rice•Cotton•Fruits (watermelons, peaches)•Grains (sorghum)•Vegetables (corn)•Peanuts•Christmas trees
North Central Plains
Location: North Texas betweenthe Coastal Plains and Great Plains along the Red River
Natural Resources
• Grassland
• Brush & Shrubs
• Good Rainfall
• Oil & Natural Gas
• Limestone
The Big Wichita
(A resource that occurs in nature that could create wealth)
Physical Features
•Plains•Rolling Hills & Valleys
www.texasplainstrail.com/
Natural Resources
•Natural Gas•Oil •Vast Grasslands
(A resource that occurs in nature that could create wealth)
Physical Features
• Flat treeless plain
• Caprock Escarpment
• Balcones Escarpment
• Palo Duro Canyon
www.landscapeimagery.com/paloduro.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caprock_Escarpment
• Farming• Ranching (Cattle, Sheep, Goats)
• Oil & Gas
• Cotton
• Railroad Shipping
Economy(How the region makes money)
Natural Resources
• Desert Plants• Oil• Natural gas• Limestone• Shale rock• Clay• Talc• Copper• Salt• Sulphur
Yucca
Cactus
(A resource that occurs in nature that could create wealth)
Physical Features
• Mountains & Basins
• Deserts
http://www.visitbigbend.com/
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Big_Bend_Nat...