TX History Ch 3.3

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Chapter 3: The Regions of Texas Section 3: The Central Plains

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Chapter 3:

The Regions of Texas

Section 3:

The Central Plains

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The Central Plains

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Central Plains

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The Grand Prairie

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The Grand Prairie

•Thin soil

•Vegetation: grasses, shrubs, small trees

•Livestock

•Thin soil limits farming

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The Grand Prairie

Ft. Worth is the largest city in the

Grand Prairie and the

Texas Central Plains

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The Grand Prairie

• Ft. Worth:

– Transportation Center

– Processing Center

– Manufacturing Center

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The Cross Timbers

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Early settlers noted how the Cross

Timbers divided the surrounding Prairie

land.

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Two separate belts make up

the Cross Timbers

subregion of Texas!

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The Cross Timbers

•Two Belts

–Western Belt

–Eastern Belt

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The Cross Timbers

•Eastern Cross Timbers:–Elms, hickories, post oak

•Western Cross Timbers:–Blackjack oak, cedar, hickory, mesquite, pecan, & post oak

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The Cross Timbers

The Eastern Cross

Timbers cuts the

Metroplex in half

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The Rolling Plains

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The Rolling Plains

• Covered mostly by prairie grasses

• Cattle Ranching

• Farming: cotton, sorghum, wheat

• Largest Cities: Abilene & Wichita Falls