3. Coastal Plains
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Cities – Houston, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio
Most strongly affected by the Gulf of Mexico (since it is a
water souce and helps bring in money for fishing and the
ports)
Most popular region for several reasons:
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Lots of job opportunities
Oil industry; good soil for farming and ranching
Major cities
Most populated (2/3 of all Texans live here)
Contains state capitol - Austin

5. Central Plains
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Thick grasses
Limestone is a major resource here
Cross Timbers area (large areas of hardwood trees)
Limestone rock
Higher elevation because limestone doesn’t wear
down)
Includes Fort Worth and Abilene
Ranching Cattle , farming , oil and gas
Oil and gas

7. Great Plains
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Also called the “High Plains”
Does not get a lot of rain and dust storms
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Big on farming here, so they rely on irrigation (a water source
where you store water after it rains and then use it for
farming)
Cities include Lubbock and Amarillo

9. Mountains and Basins
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Many mountains, deserts, and plateaus here
Least amount of rain
El Paso is the main city (rich in the Hispanic culture
because it is close to Mexico)
It’s southern border is the Rio Grande River
Has highest point in Texas – Guadalupe Peak

10. Other important facts:
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Top cash crop in Texas (the crop that we grow and brings
us the most money) is cotton.
Oil is a major resource is all regions.