VocabularyButtes: steep sided hills
Mesas: similar to buttes but are larger Escarpment: a steep cliff |
Major Places/Sub RegionsFort Worth (city)
Wichita Falls (city) Caprock Escarpment Western Cross Timbers Rolling Plains Grand Prairie |
ClimateThis region usually gets less than 35 inches of annual rainfall. It is dry for a lot of the year in this region. The season that gets a lot of rainfall is the spring.
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Vegetation/Land CoverLike the coastal plains region, there are rich prairies in this region that are used to farm many different crops. Some of these crops include fruits and vegetables.
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ResourcesOil
Gas Cedar Trees Rivers Limestone Land for farming Graphite Helium Natural Gas Fish Pine Trees |
OpportunitiesDoctor
Dentist Architect Amon Carter Museum of American Art Go to a Cowboys Football Game Wonderland Amusement Park |
Landforms
Red River
Caprock Escarpment
Grand Prairie
Rolling Plains
Mesas
Buttes
Caprock Escarpment
Grand Prairie
Rolling Plains
Mesas
Buttes