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Texas
With 10 climatic regions, 14 soil regions and 11 distinct ecological regions, regional classification becomes complicated with differences in soils, topography, geology, rainfall, and plant and animal communities. One classification system divides Texas, in order from southeast to west, into the following: Gulf Coastal Plains, Interior Lowlands, Great Plains, and Basin and Range Province.
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Name: Texas topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Location: Texas, United States (25.83706 -106.64585 36.50045 -93.50782)
Average elevation: 518 m
Minimum elevation: -2 m
Maximum elevation: 2,934 m
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