Mountains and Basins Region Big Bend Nat’l Park Mexico
Dec 31, 2015
Mountains and Basins Region
Big Bend Nat’l Park
Mexico
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
NATURAL RESORCES
Wind
X
Pecos River
Rio Grand
e
Minerals – (limestone, copper, salt, sulfur, talc, shale, clay)
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)
ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES Cont…
CITIES (and
Towns)
El PasoMarfa
PecosFt. DavisAlpine
Tourism
Big Bend National Park
Camping
Hiking
Davis Observatory (Davis Mountains)