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Here are the teacher pack items for Regions of Texas: Coastal Plains and North Central Plains:
In this experience, students learn about the geography of the Coastal Plains and North Central Plains. They identify cities, industries, climate, and natural resources that define the two regions. They explain why the regions are broken into subregions. Finally, they create an infographic about one of the regions. Note that the other two regions of Texas are covered in the experience Regions of Texas: Great Plains and Mountains & Basins. This experience includes an optional video in the teacher pack that you may choose to project for the class. Objectives:Overview
A natural region is an area with a common physical environment. Geographers divide the United States into ten natural regions, and four of them are found in Texas: the Coastal Plains, the North Central Plains, the Great Plains, and the Mountains and Basins. The regions are determined by the physical geography, such as landforms, climate, and vegetation, or the plants that grow in the area. In this experience you will learn about two of the regions: the Coastal Plains and the North Central Plains.
Objectives:
Look at the map of the four regions, and locate the general position of your hometown. In which region do you think it is located?
Based on the map, what prediction can you make about the landforms, climate, or vegetation of the Coastal Plains and the North Central Plains? Make a prediction for each region in the table below.
Discuss the students’ predictions and explain that they will learn more about these two regions in this experience.
