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Mexico. Big Bend Nat’l Park. Mountains and Basins Region. LANDFORMS. Mountains, Plateaus and Basins 150 mountains in the mountain ranges of Texas Part of the Rocky Mountains 3 biggest ranges in TX – Davis Mts., Chisos Mts., Guadalupe Mts. NATURAL VEGETATION. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Mountains and Basins Region

Big Bend Nat’l Park

Mexico

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Driest part of state 8” rain/yr (20 in mountains)Hot days, cool nights

Desert plants (cactus, yucca, creosote, small shrubs)Pine Forests in the mountains

LANDFORMS

Mountains, Plateaus and Basins150 mountains in the mountain ranges of TexasPart of the Rocky Mountains3 biggest ranges in TX – Davis Mts., Chisos Mts., Guadalupe Mts.

NATURAL VEGETATION

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NATURAL RESORCES

Wind

X

Pecos River

Rio Grand

e

Minerals – (limestone, copper, salt, sulfur, talc, shale, clay)

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ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES

Maquiladoras

Wind Energy

Irrigated Farming

Cantaloupes (Pecos River), Cotton and Pecans

Oil & Natural GasPermian Basin

XTrade with NM, AZ, CA and Mexico (Rest of TX is farther away)

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ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES Cont…

CITIES (and

Towns)

El PasoMarfa

PecosFt. DavisAlpine

Tourism

Big Bend National Park

Camping

Hiking

Davis Observatory (Davis Mountains)

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Mountains and Basins Region - Edl · PDF fileChisos Basin in Big Bend Nat’l The mountains in Texas are part of the Rocky Mountains Park LANDFORMS

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Regions Of Texas! Four Natural Regions of Texas. Mountains and Basins This region is the furthest West in Texas.

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Trout Management in the White Mountains Region of NH

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JUMANO. When you think of the mountains and basins… Think of the Jumano!

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white mountains white mountains region region - ucampnh.com · campground l l l 2 ⁄ l white mountains region

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The Northeast Region...Allegheny Mountains, the Pocono Mountains, the Adirondack Mountains, and the Catskills. The Appalachian Mountains are one of the oldest mountain ranges in the

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Texas Indians - Midway ISD...drove the Apache into the Mountains and Basins region of West Texas and into New Mexico. Plains Indians The Lipan and Mescalero were subgroups of the Apaches.

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Bale Mountains Eco-region Reduction of Emission from … · 2014-06-02 · Bale Mountains Eco-region Reduction of Emission from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) Project-

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