1) What is the name of the map on the back of this page? 2) Ecoregion is a combination of the words ecology and region. Ecology is defined as the
study of the environment, and region is defined as an area of land. What is the
definition of ecoregion?
3) How many ecoregions are on the map?
4) What do you think would be different about these ecoregions (list several examples?
5) Locate the Piney Woods ecoregion, and color this green.
6) Locate the Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes ecoregion, and color this blue.
7) Locate the Edwards Plateau/Llano Uplift ecoregion, and color this yellow.
8) Locate the High Plains ecoregion, and color this red.
9) Locate the Trans Pecos/Chihuahuan Desert, and color this brown. We will focus on
these 5 ecoregions of Texas in this lesson.
10) Brownsville is the Southern tip of Texas. Find someone in the room who has traveled
to/lived in this part of Texas. You will ask the questions below and become
knowledgeable about this region. You may now share information about this region
with others