The Four Regions of Texas
Great
Plains
Mountains
and
Basins
North
Central
Plains
Coastal
Plains
Coastal Plains
Gulf Coast Plain
Gulf Coast
Piney Woods
South Texas Plains
Cities (Dallas)
Landforms
Plains
Barrier Islands
Balcones Escarpment
Gulf Coast Plain
Plains
South Texas Plains
Barrier
Islands
Balcones Escarpment
•Part of it is in Austin
•Lower elevation on the
eastern side
•Flatter on the eastern
side
Natural Vegetation
Pine Forests (East TX)
Grasslands (South Texas Plains)
Oak Forests (Post Oak Belt)
Grasslands (Gulf Coast Plains)
Natural Resources
Coastal Plains: 30-55” rain/year
Rivers - Brazos, Colorado, Trinity, San Jacinto,
Neches, Guadalupe, etc…
Flat Land
Grass
Pine Forests
Other Natural
Resources
Fertile Soil
(Blackland Prairie)
Oil
Natural Gas
Iron and Coal Deposits
Fish
Economic
Activities
That use primarily Natural
Resources
Lumber
Tourism
Ports
(Shipping)
Oil
Drilling
and
Refining
Natural Gas
Fishing
Farming: cotton, rice, vegetables, citrus
Ranchin
Economic
Activities
Medical
That use other resources
TX Medical Center in Houston
Technical
Education
Government
Cities of
the Coastal
Plains
Houston
Austin
San Antonio
Other Cities…
Texarkana
Corpus Christi
Brownsville
Dallas