North Central Plains
North Central Plains landscape
The geography of Texas is diverse and far reaching in scope. Occupying about 7% of the total water and land area of the U.S.,it is the second largest state after Alaska, and is the southernmost part of the Great Plains, which end in the south against the folded Sierra Madre Oriental of Mexico. Texas is in the south-central part of the United States of America, and is considered to form part of the U.S. South and also part of the U.S. Southwest
People and Industries
Texas is the second most populous and the second-largest of the 50 states in the United States of America, and the largest state in the 48 contiguous United States. Geographically located in the South Central part of the country,
National Parks and geographic feature
The geography of Texas is diverse and far reaching in scope. Occupying about 7% of the total water and land area of the U.S.,[1] it is the second largest state after Alaska, and is the southernmost part of the Great Plains, which end in the south against the folded Sierra Madre Oriental of Mexico. Texas is in the south-central part of the United States of America, and is considered to form part of the U.S. South and also part of the U.S. Southwest
How the location came to be
The North Central Plains are bounded by the Caprock Escarpment to the west, the Edwards Plateau to the south, and the Eastern Cross Timbers to the east.
Description
The state of Texas is divided into four natural regions including the Gulf Coastal Plains, the Mountains, the High Plains, and the North Central Plains. Not surprisingly, each region contains its own landforms and other types of geography. For instance, the Gulf Coastal Plains contain the Piney Woods and Blackland Prairie. Alternatively, the North Central Plains have rolling plains and prairies as well as lakes.
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