Chapter 3 Regions of Texas

1. breadbasket of the world
3. borders much of the Mountain and Basins region
5. a sunken area in a plateau found between mountain ranges
7. largest city in Texas
8. any substance made from petroleum or natural gas
9. the wearing away of Earth's surface by the movement of water, wind, ice and gravity
11. factory in Mexico that assembles parts made in the U.S. and elsewhere into products for export
12. a flat-topped hill, smaller than a mesa
14. an area that is unified by one or more characteristics
15. a period of lower than normal precipitation
17. a type of oil that is the source for gasoline
18. two separate belts of forestland makeup this subregion of Texas

2. large scale farming including production, processing, and distribution
4. this desert receives little rainfall and is located in the Mountains and Basins region
6. one of the largest military installations in the country
10. a deep passage or pathway
11. a small, high plateau
12. National Park located on the bend of the Rio Grande
13. a manufacturing and tourist town in the Cross Timbers
16. the business of attracting visitors to a region or place