Chaper 3 Flashcards
Big Bend National Park – Where is it Located?
Southwest Texas
4 Regions
Mountains and Basins, Great Plains, Coastal Plains, and the Central Plains.
Know the Location, Primary economic resource and sub regions of each of the 4 regions
Mountains and basins: West Texas. Farming, animals, oil and gas, etc. no subregions.
Great Plains: northwestern Texas. Oil, gas, uranium, coal, and coalbed methane. The Edwards Plateau, the High Plains, and the High Plains.
Coastal Plains: Texas coast. Sand, gravel, and clay. The Blackland Prairie, Piney Woods, the Gulf Coastal Plain, the Post Oak Belt, and the South Texas Plains.
Central Plains: West-central Texas. Ranching, farming, oil, and natural gas drilling. The Cross Timbers, the Rolling Plains, and the Grand Prairie.