Exploring Texas Ecoregions

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1. The ______region is covered with pines and oaks.

2. The Pineywoods is par of a much larger area of ______that extends into which three states?

The average rainfall of 3. Pineywoods ______inches, 4. Oak woods and Prairies, ______inches, 5. Blackland Prairies______inches, 6. Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes______inches, 7. Coastal Sand Plains______inches, 8. South Texas Brush Country______inches, 9. Edwards Plateau______inches, 10. Llano Uplift______inches, 11. Rolling Plains______inches, 12. High Plains______inches, 13. Trans Pecos______inches

14. Describe the Pineywoods region.

15. What are important industries in the Pineywoods region?

16. Farms and ranches are ______in size compared to the state average.

17. What type of forests dominated the southeastern part of the Pineywoods?

18. List three of the dominant trees in the Pineywoods region.

19. What trees occur in the lowlands of the Pineywoods region?

20. What is commonly found in the southern part of the pine-oak forest?

21. What region is a transitional area for many plants and animals whose ranges extend northward in the Great Plains or eastward into the forests?

22. The______region is sometimes called the Cross-Timbers.

23. The Oak Woods and Prairies have a peak of rainfall in which months?

24. Describe the Upland soils and the Bottomland soils of the Oak Woods and Prairies. Name______Date______Period______

25. Describe the landscape of the Oak Woods and Prairies.

26. Where is cattle ranching a major agricultural industry?

27. In the Oak Woods and prairies what vegetation is interspersed with the oak woodlands?

28. How did the Blackland Prairies get its name?

29. Name the tall grasses that the Blackland Prairies once supported.

30. Due to fertile soil, what has happened to the much of the original Blackland Prairie?

31. Blackland Prairies have a peak rainfall month of May in the northern end or south-central part of the region. (Circle your answer)

32. What is "black gumbo"?

33. What are the primary agricultural industries of the Blackland Prairie?

34. Which region is nearly level and has been dissected by streams and rivers flowing into the Gulf of Mexico?

35. The Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes include what areas?

36. The distribution of rainfall of the Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes is uniform or fairly uniform throughout the year? (Circle your answer)

37. What is the climate of Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes?

38. What are the soils like in the Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes?

39. What is the native vegetation of Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes?

40. Much of the native habitat of the Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes has been lost to what?

41. The Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes still provides important habitat for what species?