Changing Regions of Texas

If I was going to move to a different region of Texas, I would move to the Coastal Plains.  Mr. Nabors and I love to visit Galveston, and I would love to have a house there to go and stay for the summer.  So, Galveston would be my chosen city.  

Climate:
The coastal plains climate is hot and muggy in the summer and mild in the winter.   It gets about fifty inches of rain a year.  It is the wettest of the regions.  The coastal plains can be divided into five subregions:   the Piney Woods, the Post Oak Belt, the Blackland Praire, the Gulf Coastal Plain, and the South Texas Plains. 

Vegetation:

Prairie land covers the majority of the Gulf Coastal Plains.  There are also wildflowers, like the bluebonnet, our state flower.  It is a perfect location for cattle because of the short grass plains.  

Landforms:
There are a variety of landforms in The Gulf Coastal Plains region. This region is best known for the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf Coast and the islands in the gulf make up most of the Gulf Coastal Plains. Galveston is one of the islands that are in the Gulf of Mexico and part of the Gulf Coastal Plains.  That is why I would love to live on this island.  

Economics 

In the Gulf Coastal Plains region, there are three main industries.  These are oil, fishing, and ranching. The short grass of the prairie along the gulf coast makes it perfect for cattle grazing. The Gulf of Mexico is full of fish. This makes fishing a very common job and pastime. The Gulf Coastal Plains region is rich with oil, so people can also get a job drilling for it.  Another major part of this region is tourism.  People travel from all over the state and other states to vist this region and spend their money.  

Wildlife:

A variety of birds like the spoonbill, alligators, sea life like sea turtles, mice, armadillos, raccoons, and many other animals call the Gulf Coastal Plains.  

The lightning whelk is the official state shell and is only found on the Gulf Coast. A whelk is a large sea snail or gastropod, that has a heavy shell. An interesting fact is that Whelks are carnivores, or meat eaters because they eat clams, scallops, and oysters. The lightning whelk gets its name from the colored lines on its shell that look like “lightning lines.” Most spiral shells open to the right, but the lightning whelk is one of the few shells that open on the left. Lightning whelks were very important to the Native Americans that lived in that region. They made tools from the heavy shells.


Changing Regions:

I would move to the Gulf Coastal plains and live in Galveston if I was changing regions of Texas.  Galveston is a wonderful place where I can have seafood, enjoy the beach, see a variety of wildlife, and experience a different part of Texas.