Guiding Question

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Guiding Question

• What effect do regional characteristics have on
  population patterns?

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The Four Major Regions of Texas
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Mountains and Basins Region
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Geographic Subdivisions

• Mountains and Basins

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Location

• Far west Texas
• East border near Pecos River
• South border is the Rio Grande
• North border is New Mexico

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Geographic Features

• 150 mountains in the mountain ranges
• Plateaus and basins (flat bottomed valleys)
• Guadalupe Peak- highest point in TX at 8,749 feet
  
• Desert in the lower elevation
• Rivers- Pecos, Rio Grande
• Big Bend National Park

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Guadalupe Peak
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Climate

• Driest part of the state
• 8-20 inches of rain per year (20 inches in the
  mountains)
• Hot days, cool nights

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Natural Resources

• Plants- pine trees in the mountains, short
  grasses, shrubs, and desert plants in the
  plateaus and basins

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Economic Resources

• Farming- cotton, fruit, vegetables
• Tourism
• Ranching- cattle, sheep, goat
• Oil and gas- part of the Permian Basin

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Major Cities

• El Paso
• Pecos
• Monahans
• Fort Davis

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Guiding Question

• What effect do regional characteristics have on
  population patterns?