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Mountains and Basins
Great Plains
North Central Plains
Coastal Plains
Vocabulary
100
The type of vegetation found in the Mountains and Basins region
What are cacti?
100
How people in this region get water for their crops
What is: they use irrigation?
100
The city in this region that began as a railroad town and now has three universities
What is Abilene?
100
The large body of water that touches the Coastal Plains
What is the Gulf of Mexico?
100
A type of soft coal
What is lignite?
200
The reason why farming is not good in the Mountains and Basins region
What is: the soil is too rocky and dry?
200
The landmark that is 120 miles long, 20 miles wide, and as great as 800 feet deep
What is Palo Duro Canyon?
200
The part of this region that is best for raising all kinds of livestock
What is the Grand Prairie?
200

The reason why Houston became a major center for trade with foreign countries

What is: it has a port on the Gulf of Mexico?

200
A marshy, wet area with slow moving streams
What is a bayou?
300
A famous landmark that helped early settlers find their way through the Guadalupe Pass
What is El Capitan?
300
Based on the natural resources of this region, this industry is common
What is oil?
300

The nickname for this region because of the grain, corn, and wheat that are grown here

What is the country's breadbasket?

300

A natural landmark in this region that has the longest sand beach in the United States

What is Padre Island?

300
The industry that serves people who are visiting an area for pleasure
What is tourism?
400
A tourist attraction for the Mountains and Basins region
What is Big Bend National Park?
400
The Great Plains is directly to the west of this region
What is the North Central Plains?
400

The unique state park that is found in the Grand Prairie area of this region

What is Dinosaur Valley State Park?

400

The area of this region that is best known for its lumber industry

What is the Piney Woods?

400
A small frontier store
What is a trading post?
500
This is how the city of El Paso got its name
What is: the city is near a mountain pass that people crossed through?
500
What the climate is like in this region
What is: hot summers and cool winters?
500

The best description of a plain

What is a large area of flat land with gently rolling hills and few trees?

500

The 5 subregions found in the Coastal Plains region of Texas

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

500
The word that means "to raise crops"
What is cultivate?