Describe how Texas is divided geographically and the impact each area has on the economy of the state
What will be an ideal response?
Answer:
A. Texas divided geographically by the Balcones Escarpment
1. East: Gulf Lowlands
a. coastal plains: marine nurseries; rice, cotton and grain crops, earliest gas and oil fields
b. piney woods: timber, gas and oil
c. post oaks and prairies: cotton and natural gas
d. south Texas prairie: cattle, agriculture (cotton, vegetable and fruit), tourism
2. West: Western Highlands
a. Edwards plateau: sheep and goats, wine grapes, exotic game animals
b. Llano uplift: minerals, some agriculture (Germans)
c. Wichita prairie: wheat and cotton, ranches
d. high plains: cash crops of cotton and grain
e. west Texas basin and ranges: tourism
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