Post on 20-Jan-2016
Coastal Plainsby:Isabela,Charlie,Madison, Skyler,Griffin,Shane
Texas Coastal Plains History
● The Texas Coast has long been a home to prehistoric people● The geologically coastline offered a rich array of aquatic
resources, leading to growing regional populations The Native peoples of the Texas coast had distinctive cultures, economic patterns and language
Interesting Facts● It covers about 1/3 of Texas, it is the
region with the largest population in Texas.
● Warm summers and cold winters in the north.
● Rainfall 30 to 55” per year, tornadoes and hurricanes
● Natural resources include fish, pine, shrimp, oil and natural gas
● Agriculture include dairy, cattle, hogs, poultry, grain, cotton, corn, peanuts, citrus fruits.
Wildlife
These are some of the different a
Frogs BisonOcelotsRaccoonsArmadillosTurtles
Pictures
Rivers
Red River Sabine RiverTrinity RiverBrazos RiverColorado River
Maps of the Region
Major CitiesAustin DallasHoustonSan Antonio
Coastal Plains Climate and Land Characteristics
● Temperatures are mild, with hot summers and cool winters with few hard freezes.
● Precipitation is high, particularly along the coast, and seasonal.● Have low elevation and low relief and lie along the shore or sea coast while
interior plains are surrounded by other land and have different elevations.● CP are separated from the rest of the interior by nearby landforms, such as
mountains.● Coastal plains can form in two basic ways:
o Some start as a flat piece of land located below sea level and o also develop when river currents carry rock, soil and other
sedimentary material into the ocean.
Trivia Questions?About how many floods are there in a year?About 5 to 6
What is the population of people in the coastal plains?4500000and more.
Tell me 1 animal from the Wildlife? snake,alligator,fox,squirrel,muskrat.
What are 2 rivers from the coastal plains?red,sabine,trinity,bravos,colorodo.
Tell me one thing you learned about our texas region the Coastal plains!!!!!!!!!!!
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