The state of Texas is a large
state divided into 4 regions.
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Location:
It borders: AR, LA,
Gulf of MX, & MX
Region
Coastal
Plains
Major Cities:
Dallas, *Austin, San
Antonio, Houston,
Galveston, Corpus
Region
Coastal
Plains
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Landforms:
Piney Woods,
Ocean, Rivers,
etc.
Climate:
Most precipitation,
30-55” (rain,
hurricanes), warm
climate, lowest
elevation
Natural Resources:
•Rich soil, vegetation,
lumber (timber)
•Fish, shrimp, oil
SoutheasternCulture:
N Americans
Coastal Plains
Tribe: Caddos
• Raised crops
• Sedentary
• E TX Timberlands
• Complex Societies
• Lived in adobe dome
houses
Gulf Culture:
Tribes: Karankawas and Coahuiltecans
Nomadic, Fished in coastal waters, lived
between Galveston & Corpus Christi
SoutheasternCulture:
Tribe: Caddos
Gulf Culture:
Tribes: Karankawas
and Coahuiltecans
North
Central
Plains
Region
N Central
Plains
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Location:
It borders: OK
Major Cities:
Ft. Worth, Abilene,
Grand Prairie, San
Angelo
Region
N Central
Plains
North
Central
Plains
Climate:
Warm summers
Cool winters
Tornadoes
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Agriculture:
Rich soil for
cattle & crops
Natural Resources/
Landforms:
Limestone, Red River,
Cedar Trees
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North
Central
Plains
N Americans
N Central
Plains
Southeastern Culture:
Tribe:Wichitas
• Lived in Prairie & Oak
Timberlands
• Villages
• Women Leaders
• Traded with French
• Fighters
Tribe: Caddos
• Raised crops
• Sedentary
• E TX Timberlands
• Complex Societies
• Lived in adobe dome
houses
SoutheasternCulture:
Tribe: Wichitas & Caddos
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Great
Plains
North
Central
Plains
Region
Great
Plains
Location:
It borders: OK,
N MX, called
“Panhandle”
Major Cities:
Lubbock, Amarillo,
Odessa, Midland
Great
Plains
North
Central
Plains
Climate:
Windy, dry, dusty.
High elevation results
in cold winters, hot
summers and
moderate
precipitation.
Region
Agriculture:
Great
Landforms:
Wheat, corn,
Plains
Edwards
Plateau,
cattle
Palo Duro Canyon
Great
Plains
North
Central
Plains
N Americans
Great Plains
Plains Culture:
Tribes: Apache, Kiowas
& Comanches
• Lived in teepees
• Killed buffalo with
atlatl
• Raised livestock &
horses
• Lives centered around
hunting & war
• Told legends about
nature
Plains Culture:
Tribes: Apache, Kiowas & Comanches
It borders:
MX, N MX
Great
Plains
Major Cities:
El Paso, Alpine
Mountains
and Basins
Landforms:
Pecos & Rio Grande
River, Big Bend,
deserts, Davis Mtns
Region
Mtns &
Basins
North
Central
Plains
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Climate:
Driest, warm
Great
Plains
Mountains
and Basins
Agriculture:
Desert plants,
cactus, shrub
Region
Mtns &
Basins
North
Central
Plains
Pueblo Culture:
Tribe: Jumanos &
Tiguas
Great
Plains
• Adobe dwellings
Mountains
on cliffs
and Basins
• Middlemen for
Eastern farmers
& big cities
N Americans
Mtns & Basins
North
Central
Plains
Pueblo Culture:
Tribe: Jumanos & Tiguas
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3-2-1
Name 3 cities
Describe agriculture and weather
Name 1 tribe
Pretend you are describing the Great Plains in a
text to your cousin. What would you text?