Vocabulary
buttes: steep sided hills
mesas: the result of erosion
mesas: the result of erosion
Sub-Regions, Major Cities, and Points of Interest
Grand Prairie
Fort Worth, TX
Panhandle Plains
Abiliene, TX
San Angela, TX
Fredricksburg, TX
Waco, TX
Whichita Falls, TX
San Saba, TX
Fort Worth, TX
Panhandle Plains
Abiliene, TX
San Angela, TX
Fredricksburg, TX
Waco, TX
Whichita Falls, TX
San Saba, TX
Climate
The Central Plains have moderate winds, cold winters, and warm summers. They have the hottest summer temperature in the state. They also get tornadoes and have very dry air. They get less rainfall than the Gulf Coastal Plains, which is 20-30 inches of rain.
Vegetation
They have hard wood forests and good farming and ranching.
Landforms
Rolling Plains
rolling and hilly
steep sided hills
similar landforms with flat top
prairies
Red River
forests
rolling and hilly
steep sided hills
similar landforms with flat top
prairies
Red River
forests
Resources
Oil
Bat guano
Limestone
Cedar Trees
Natural Gas
Rich Soil
Bat guano
Limestone
Cedar Trees
Natural Gas
Rich Soil
Opportunities
State Capital
Bob Bullock History Museum
Texas Sports Hall of Fame
The Alamo
Bob Bullock History Museum
Texas Sports Hall of Fame
The Alamo
Interesting Facts
In the Central Plains they grow many crops and raise cattle for meat, sheep for wool, Angora goats for their mohair.