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Geographic SubdivisionsGeographic Subdivisions
• Piney Woods-pine forests, rainiest part of Texas, growing season is 230-265 days
• Post Oak Belt-drier climate than the Piney Woods, growing season is 230-280 days
• Blackland Prairie-soil is not good for growing most trees, so vegetation is largely tall prairie grasses with a few hardwood trees
• Gulf Coast Plain-very humid, growing season is long-240-309 days near Corpus Christi
• South Texas Plain-southernmost part of Texas, climate is warm year round, longest growing season, from 265-341 days
LocationLocation
• Covers 1/3 of the land of Texas-about 2/3 of all Texans live in the Coastal Plains
• Northeast border is the Sabine River
• Southeast border is the Gulf of Mexico
• West border is the Balcones Escarpment http://www.beg.utexas.edu/UTopia/contentpg_images/central/central_7708.jpg
Geographic FeaturesGeographic Features
• Flat and low
• Wooded land and coastal sands
• Big Thicket National Preserve - forest in SE Texas
• Rivers - Brazos, Colorado, Trinity
• Good soils along rivers
Natural ResourcesNatural Resources
• Plants - pine trees, hardwood trees (elm, oak, cottonwood, pecan)
• Various Animals
• Minerals
• Bodies of water
Economic ResourcesEconomic Resources
• Farming
• Fishing
• Ranching
• Tree farms - lumber businesses • Oil and gas (Spindletop 1901)
http://sln.fi.edu/fellows/fellow2/jan99/spindletop.html
• Factories
• Ports
Major CitiesMajor Cities
• Austin
• Houston
• Dallas (on the border of Central Plains)
• San Antonio
• Texarkana
• Corpus Christi
• Brownsville