The 4 regions of Texas!
By: Gretchen Moravits
North central plains
Information
The North Centeral plains of Texas, is mostly made up of grassy prairie land. The North Central plains is located north of Texas between the Coastal Plains and the Great Plains , by the red river. The instrusty is mostly farming. The landscape normally found by the NorthCentral Plains are rolling hills, valleys, plains, and rolling grassy lands . The main cites located around the North Central Plains are Fort Worth, San Angelo, Wichita Falls, and Abilene. The North Central Plains has a higher elevation then all the other regions because limestone doesn't wear down easily. People in the North Central Plains are mainly farmers. The economy down in the North Central Plains is mostly farming, ranching, air plane instrusty,computer,manufacturing, and more. In the North Central Plains they have a ton of crops such as cotton,peanuts,wheat,corn,pecans, watermelon,fruit, and vegetables. The climate there is normally VERY DRY, lots of tornadoes, and they only get 20-30 inches of rain per year!
Georgraphical feature
In the North Central Plains there are several geographical features. Some of them are flat land and also very grassy
City
Forth worth is one if the major cities in the North Central Plains. It came to be in that region because it is a flat and has a very grass land.
National or state park
The Big Bend is a huge national park. It came to be this region because of nature.
Resources
Picture-http://heisetexashistory.blogspot.com/2011/09/texas-region-notes-for-journal.html
Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Sept. 2013.
Information- http://ncpcharterschool.org/north_central_plains_facts_and_history.html
Net schools PowerPoint
Picture-http://www.desktopextreme.com/display.asp?photo_id=7437
Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Sept. 2013.
Picture- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Dallas_–_Fort_Worth_Metroplex
Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Sept. 2013.
Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Sept. 2013.