mountains and basins
Mountains and basins nicknamed trans pecos has a dry and rocky landscape that is very hard to farm on. Although its very dry its very windy there. It is the least populated and smallest reigion in texas. mountains and basins have a very hot climate and very little rain. There is very little vegetation but there is cactus and mesquite. Jobs people have who live there is park ranger, manufacturing much much more. Industries in this area is oil and and the air travel industry.
Elpaso
Elpaso is one of the largest cities in the mountains and basins reigion. It shares a border with Mexico. It is also right by the Rio Grande river. Elpaso is also so far away from other towns its in a different time zone.
Guadalupe Moutains
The Guadalupe mountains is by the border of mexico. It has the highest point in texas. Reaching 9000 feet. it is also a big tourist attraction. It came to be by forming approximately 250 million years ago in the geologic period know as the permian.
Big bend National Park
It is located in the Chihuahuan Desert Shrubland. The Big Bend national park has black bears, mountains lions, javelinas, and many other native animals living there right now. It was recently named dark sky park. Some problems Big Bend has right now is under funding, air, and water polution.