Mountains & Basins

The Mountains and Basins region has multiple subregions, each with their own unique characteristics

The Mountains & Basins region receives less than _ inches rainfall anually...

What is the difference between a mesa and a plateau?

Which is bigger? A mesa or a plateau?

Which is NOT a part of the Mountains and Basins mountain ranges?

A lot of farming occurs in the Mountains and Basins region due to how much rainfall it receives anually.

What important industry attracts many visitors to tour the Mountains and Basins region?

What is the name of the big city in the Mountains and Basins region of Texas?

Check for understanding: The Mountains and Basins region is in what direction in relation to the other regions in Texas?

The Jumano built permanent settlements along what river?

Why did many Jumano leave their permanent settlements and moved into the Great Plains?

What were the Jumano people trading with the Europeans for? What did the Jumano want from them?

While they primarily lived in large, permanent settlement, some Jumano peoples lived as nomadic buffalo-hunters on the western edges of the Great Plains of Texas

The city of El Paso is one of the largest cities in the state of Texas

The Mountains and Basins region is the least populated region in the state of Texas

The end of the Jumano peoples came after a combination of factors, including: increasing droughts, loss of territory, crop failure, disease, and loss of access to the buffalo herds on the plains

The Comanche peoples were responsible for pushing the Jumano out of their territory in the Mountains and Basins region of Texas

Due to the extremely dry climate, farming is not possible in this region without the use of extensive irrigation networks to bring water to crops