Region: Mountains and Basins
Location (Relative):
Place:
Physical Characteristics
High elevation,
mountains
Dry, little
vegetation
Human Characteristics
Military base
Strong cultural ties
with Mexico; Spanish
and English spoken in
many places
Cities – El Paso (2/3 of the region’s population
live here), Fort Davis
Human/Environment Interaction:
Depend: How would people in the Mountains and
Basins depend on the environment?
Adapt:
If it’s hot in the
summer and cold in
the winter, how might
people adapt in the
Mountains and
Basins?
Modify:
Dams/reservoir
Movement:
Trades with
Cotton
Region: Great Plains
Location (Relative):
Place:
Physical Characteristics
Plateaus, prairies
Medium-high elevation, dry,
droughts often occur
Human Characteristics
Ranching
Wheat and cotton farming
Cities – Amarillo, Lubbock, Midland, and parts of
Austin and San Antonio
Human/Environment Interaction:
Depend: How would people in the Great Plains
depend on the environment?
Adapt:
Modify:
If it’s cool in the
summer and very cold
in the winter, how
might people adapt in
Irrigation
the Great Plains?
Movement:
Trades with many parts of the
Petroleum
Region: North Central Plains
Location (Relative):
Place:
Physical Characteristics
Rolling plains, plentiful rain,
medium-low elevation
Wooded areas
Human Characteristics
Cattle ranching
Corn, wheat, grain, peanut,
and cotton farming
Cities – Fort Worth, Abilene, San Angelo
Human/Environment Interaction:
Depend: How would people in the North Central
Plains depend on the environment?
Adapt:
If it’s hot in the
summer and cold in
the winter, how might
people adapt in the
North Central Plains?
Modify:
Dairying
Breeding
livestock for
market
Movement:
Trades with many parts of the
Region: Coastal Plains
Location (Relative):
Place:
Physical Characteristics
Flat plains, low
elevation, abundant
rain
Beaches
Wooded areas
Human Characteristics
Business and trade
Farming
Cities – Houston, Dallas, and parts of Austin and
San Antonio
2/3 of the Texas population live in the Coastal
Plains!
Human/Environment Interaction:
Depend: How would people in the Coastal Plains
depend on the environment?
Adapt:
If it’s hot in the
summer and mild in
the winter, how might
people adapt in the
Plains?
Modify:
Skyscrapers Coastal
Oil
Movement:
Trades with many parts of the