4 Natural
Regions of
North Central
Plains
Texas
Mountains
&
Basins
Great
Plains
An area that is unified by
one or more common
characteristics
Texas Sub Regions
Coastal Plains
• Size: Largest region
• Location: next to Gulf of
Mexico; Southeast Texas
• Climate: mild climate;
Humid along the coast.
• Landforms: plains rolling
hills & rivers, Edwards
Aquifer
• Resources: lumber, farming,
trade, tourism, ranching, oil
& petrochemical industries
• Major Cities: (2/3) of the Texas
population lives here. Houston, San
Antonio, Dallas, Austin, Corpus
Christi, Laredo, Brownsville
Dallas
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Austin
Houston
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
Laredo
Brownsville
Houston: Population- 2.1 Million
Laredo: Population- 225,000
San Antonio: Population- 1.3 Million
Dallas: Population- 1.2 Million
Austin: Population- 736,000
Corpus Christi: Population- 286,000
Brownsville: Population- 173,000
High Plains
Caprock Escarpment
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Great Plains
• Size: 2nd largest
• Location: northwest Texas
• Climate: dry, not a lot of
rainfall; cooler summers;
winters-cold
• Landforms: plains, hills,
rivers, Ogallala Aquifer,
Balcones Caprock
escarpments & Edwards
Plateau,
• Resources: oil & gas
industries, farming, &
ranching
• Major Cities: Lubbock,
Amarillo, Midland
Midland: Population- 102,000
Amarillo: Population- 190,000
Lubbock: Population- 218,000
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Amarillo
Lubbock
Midland
North Central
Plains
North Central
Plains
• Size: 3rd largest
• Location: North central
Texas
• Climate: Cold in winter;
hot in summer. Less
rainfall that Coastal
Plains.
• Landforms: plains, rivers
• Resources: ranching &
agribusiness
• Major Cities: Fort Worth,
Abilene, Killeen,
Wichita Falls, San Angelo
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Wichita Falls
Fort Worth
Abilene
Killeen
San Angelo
Fort Worth: Population- 534,000
Abilene: Population- 116,000
San Angelo: Population- 89,000
Wichita Falls: Population- 104,000
Killeen: Population- 112,000
Mountains
&
Basins
El Capitan & Guadalupe Peak 8,749 ft.
Mountains &
Basins
• Size: smallest
• Location: far west Texas
• Climate: hot days, cold
nights, hot summers,
cold winters
• Landforms: Basins,
rivers, Davis Mountains,
canyon, plateau, mesa,
butte, escarpments
• Resources: farming, oil
& natural gas, sulfur &
trade & maquiladoras
factories
• Major City: El Paso
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El Paso
El Paso: Population- 609,000
4 Regions- Questions
Write in complete
sentences
1. What regions have oil production?
2. What region would have the most tourism?
3. What regions of Texas have grassland that is
good for ranching?
4. What region is the state capital in?
5. Put the regions in order from smallest to
largest.
6. What region would have the highest
elevation?
7. What region would get the most
precipitation?