Central Plains Great Plains Which Region Am I

Central Plains Great Plains Which Region Am I? 100 100 100 200 200 200 300 300 300 400 400 400 500 500 500 Depth and Complexity and Structures Mountains and Basins Coastal Plains

The Central Plains is known for raising livestock because of its grassy land. Give four examples of kinds of livestock.

What is… beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep, goats, hogs, chickens, and turkeys.

This city in the Central Plains region is well known for its rich oil and gas fields.

What is… Abilene?

This city in the Central Plains is home to many universities.

What is… Fort Worth?

These are the four subregions of the Central Plains.

What is… Rolling Plains, Grand Prairie, Western Cross Timbers, and Eastern Cross Timbers?

The Rolling Plains subregion has rocky soil and is better for this.

What is… ranching?

This line of steep slopes or cliffs help separate the Great Plains and Central Plains regions of Texas.

What is… Caprock Escarpment?

The High Plains is located mainly in this part of Texas.

What is… the Panhandle?

Almost half of the world’s mohair comes from this area.

What is… Edward’s Plateau?

This natural landmark is the second largest Canyon in the United States.

What is… Palo Duro Canyon?

Farmers use underground water supplies from aquifers to irrigate this.

What is… crops?

I am the largest region in Texas!

What is…. Coastal Plains?

Make a connection to structures with one of the regions of Texas.

What is…. (answers vary based on scholars’ responses).

Midland Odessa are known as sister cities and are in this region.

What is… Great Plains?

The Mc. Donald Observatory is located in this region.

What is … Mountains and Basins Region?

This region has a port that is located near the Gulf of Mexico.

What is …. Coastal Plains?

This word means “yellow” in Spanish.

What is … Amarillo?

This word is one of the natural gases found in the Great Plains.

What is … helium?

Make a connection to one of the structures statements with El Capitan.

What is … El Capitan used to help early settlers find their way through the Guadalupe Pass?

Name a in any of the regions of Texas.

What is … (answers vary based on scholar’s responses)

Name an example of in the regions of Texas

What is … (answers vary based on scholar’s responses)

These are low, bowl-shaped landforms located between the mountains.

What is … basins?

This is the only major city in the Mountains and Basins region!

What is … El Paso?

El Paso is located on the _____, or boundary line.

What is … border?

If you went to El Paso you would move your clock back one hour because it has it’s own _____.

What is … time zone?

This natural landmark or structure in the Mountains and Basics region stands out because of it’s unusual size and shape. Some say it looks like a giant ship.

What is …. El Capitan?

The Coastal Plains region of Texas reaches _____, or away from the coast toward land.

What is … inland?

This national preserve has been set aside to protect the animals and plants that live in the national forests in this region.

What is … the Big Thicket?

In the Post Oak Belt subregion in the Coast Plains, the natural resources in this area include oil, gas, and ____, which is a soft kind of coal.

What is … lignite?

Name the five subregions in the Coastal Plains.

What are … Blackland Prairie, Piney Woods, Post Oak Belt, Gulf Coastal Plain and South Texas Plain?

Dallas began as a small frontier store or this.

What is … trading post?