Regions
This is a map of the regions! (:

Economy

Economy:
Because the Upper Coastal Plains has a mild climate, it is the major agriculture region of Texas.
What they grow here affects thier economy by how much there is and how much people need it. This is called :"SUPPLY AND DEMAND".
Manufactoring industry: The major crops of the Coastal Plains are cotton, tobacco, corn, and peanuts. Broilers, eggs,and cattle, are major products also. Cotton is the number one crop that is planted here.
How they sell here effects peoples' everyday lives. If they are farmers, they relly on their crops to help them survive.

THE BIG ?

The big question is:
Q :
How has the different absolute and relative locations, regions, and landforms have effects on the economic growth of major cities?
A:
LOCATION is important to the economy because of the weather in the location. If it has litte rainfall, then they wont be able to grow crops, or sell them.
LANDFORMS are important to how thier crops grow. If it is a steep ESCARPMENT, plants and crops would have a hard time growing there.
Everything that one region is, how it looks, how it is- effects the economic activity.
 

Definitions By Mrs Texas Crew

Plain: A landform that is generally leveled.
Barrier Island: an island that protects the main body of land from ocean waves.
Escarpment: a steep cliff.
Fault: a weak place in the earth's crust.
Plateau: a broad level landform that has steep cliffs- called Escarpments- on at least one side and higher elevation than the other surrounding lands.
Aquifer: an underground water resovior.
Savanna: grasslands with scattered trees and drought- resistant undergrowth.
Grassland: an area where the natural veggitation is grass.
Alluvial Soil: soil that has been deposited from rivers water.
Petrochemical: substance made from petroleum or natural gas.
Drought: a dry peroid in which little rain falls.
Erosion: the wearing away of the earths surface by water wind or ice.
Basin: a sunken area found inbetween mountain ranges.
Maquiladoras: a factory in Mexico that assemble parts made by the U.S.
Butte: a flat topped hill.

WaterWays

Great Plains:
Canadian River, Pecos River, Brazos River, Calorado River, Concho River, San Saba River, Llano River, Frio River.
Costal Plains:
Nueces R, Frio R, Medina R, San Antonio R, Guadelupe R, Colorado R, Little R, Brazos R, Rio Grande, San Jacinto R, Neches R, Trinity R, Sibine R, Sulphur R.
North Central Plains:
Wichita R, Little R, Brazos R, Calorado R, Red R.
Mountains and Basins:
Rio Grande, Pecos R.
WHY DO THE RIVERS FLOW BACKWARDS?
Texas rivers are sometimes called "Wrong Way" rivers because they carry water from the dry parts of the state, where it is needed, to the southeastern parts, which normally has plenty of water.

Great Plains

Fun Facts:
-The Caprock Escarpment divides the Great plains with the North Central plains.
- Has higher elevation than the other than the other regions.
- The major cities include: Amarillo, Lubbock, Austin, and Midland.
- It ALSO began in Canada and ends in Mexico.
- There are three geological subsections that lie within the Great plains; Edwards Plateau, the Llano Basin, and the High Plains.
-  Del Rio is the area's largest city.
-This area is home to the famous LBJ ranch.
-Deer hunting attracts nearly 200,000 hunters a year!
-Crops include sorghum, flax, and cotton. Cattle and sheep are raised throughout most of the Great Plains. Oil, natural gas, coal, and gold are among its mineral deposits.

Mountains and Basins

 Fun Facts:
- Starts in Canada and extends into Mexico.
- Canyons and Mountain plateaus contrast with saucer- shaped depressions called Basins.
- Some of the cities include El Paso, Fort Davis, Pecos, Van Horn, Fort Stockton, Alpine, Marfa, and Presidio.
- El Capitan Peak in the Guadalupe mountain's National Park is one of the highest peaks in Texas.The four highest mountain's in Texas are located in this region live.
- It has many mountain ranges.
- Minerals include limestone, clay and shale rock used for the production of cement.
- They have lots of talc here, so they can make paint, ceramics and artificial rubber.
-Tourism is a big boost in economy.

North Central Plains

Fun facts:
- It starts in Canada.
- Many large cattle ranches are located here.
- The largest city in the North central plains is Fort Worth.
- Some if the cities are, Wichita Falls, Denton, Alirington, San Angelo, Copperas Cove, Killeen, Brownwood, and Abelene.
- They are divided into three subsections, The Cross Timbers, The Grand Prarie, and The Rolling Plains.
- The Cross Timbers include penuts, fruit, livestock and veggies. (They mostly grow spanish penuts!)
- The Texas Rangers makes its home in Arlington.
- North central plains include ranching, livestock, fruits, veggies, crops, wheat, grain, peaches, and sorghum.
-farming, fruits, vegetables, watermelons,and oats. ranching, cattle,goats,oil and gas.