The Most Populated Region
What is the largest region in Texas?
Coastal Plains
what are the Two main natural resources
Wood and Oil
What animal is found here per square mile in the GCP than any other part of Texas?
Cattle
Name two crops grown in the post oak belt.
corn, grains, cotton, peanuts, pecans, hay, watermelons, peaches.
What is the main cash crop of Texas grown in the Blackland Prairie?
Cotton
How long is the growing season?
10 months or more
What is the first major oilfield found in Texas near Beaumont (1901)?
Spindletop
Name two main cities = ?
Longview, Texarkana, Huntsville Nacogdoches
What crop grows well in the wet damp areas along the coast and is shipped to more than 100 countries around the world?
Rice
‘’The Rose Capital of the World”
Tyler
The 3rd largest city in Texas = ?
Dallas
Soil deposited by running river water = ?
Alluvial soils
Name 2 major cities located in the Coastal Plains
Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Austin
Name the College that is listed in Nacogdoches ?
Stephen F. Austin State University
SFA
what is Petrochemicals ?
Oil and gas
Which university is located at Bryan and College Station?
Texas A&M
2nd largest city in Texas and home to the Alamo= ?
San Antonio
What three citrus fruits are grown in the South Texas Plain?
Oranges, grapefruits, lemons
What percentage of Texans live in the Coastal Plains
66 %
Name the College listed in Huntsville ?
Sam Houston State University
What is the largest city in Texas?
What is the capital city of Texas and known as the “Music capital of the world” and home to the University of Texas?
Austin
Which city is a gateway into Mexico and home to major meat packing businesses?
Laredo
The Coastal Plains start Where ?
Canada
how many national forests are found in the Pineywoods ? What are their names
four
Sabine Angelina Davy Crockett Sam Houston
This place trains Future Astronauts
Johnson Space Center
Which city is farthest south in Texas and is a gateway to Mexico?
Brownsville