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Coastal plains Geography
good annual rainfall with prairies and woods
Coastal Plains Sub-Regions
South Texas Plain, Piney Woods, Blackland Prairies, Gulf coat plain, post oak belt
Coastal plains major cities
houston dallas san antonio austin
Coastal plains economy
oil & gas-military-retail-Petrochemicals/making oil into things like gasoline-Agriculture/cattle, rice, and cotton
How is Coastal plains unique
Most people live there because it has lots of natural resources
Mountains & Basins Geography
Rio Grande, very hot, very dry, mostly desert
Mountains & Basins Sub regions
None
Mountains & Basins Major cities
El Paso
Mountains & Basins economy
maquiladoras, oil & gas, mining
What is unique about Mountains & Basins
The Rio Grande separated them from Mexico, and they get irrigation for farming from it, they have cooler temperatures.
North Central Plains Geography
warm winters cool summers mostly grass prairie, escarpments
What is the order of elevation
mountains and basins, great plains, north central plains, coastal plains
North Central Plains sub-regions
Rolling Plains, Cross Timbers, Grand prairie
North Central Plains major cities
fort worth and arlington
North Central Plains economy
ranching and oil&gas