Jordan’s
Perceptual Regions
1977
Panhandle
Red River
SC — Sun Country
DM — Davis Mountains
CV — Concho Valley
BV — Brazos Valley
MX — Metroplex
GT — Golden Triangle, (Southeast)
GT — Golden Triangle, (North)
FS — Free State
Hill
Country
Winter
Garden
© Terry G. Jordan, “Perceptual Regions of Texas,”
Geographical Review 68, [1978].
FS
Bla
ckla
Edwards
Plateau
Heart of Texas
nds
CV
ckla
Big
Bend
Permian
Basin
Bla
DM
MX
Big
Country Cross Timbers
BV
Piney
Woods
Big
Thicket
GT
Gulf
Coast
Brush Country
Trans-Pecos
GT
nds
South
Plains
SC
Texoma
Rolling
Plains
Coastal
Bend
Rio
Grande
Valley
No regional
term in general use