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they call it the gulf coastal plain because it close to the gulf of Mexico:}

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What is the border of the gulf coastal plain?

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What region of Texas is south Texas in?

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Two geographic subsections in the coastal plains region are the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the Gulf Coastal Plain. The Atlantic Coastal Plain stretches along the East Coast from New York to Florida, while the Gulf Coastal Plain borders the Gulf of Mexico from Florida to Texas.


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What differences does the Atlantic coastal plain and the gulf coastal plain have?

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Which natural region of Texas has most of the state's lakes?

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Why is corn a major crop in the Texas gulf coastal plain?

gasoline production


A broad lowland along the gulf of Mexico?

The gulf coastal plains, also known as the oil coast.


Which Indians lives in the gulf coastal plain?

caddo, tonkawa, and karankowa were some of the many Indians that lived in the Texas coastal plains


What are 5 major coastal cities on the gulf coastal plain?

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What are the coastal plains along the east coast of the US?

The Atlantic coastal plain stretching from Long Island, NY to northern Florida, and the Gulf of Mexico coastal plain the northern Gulf coast of Florida to southern Texas. The width of the Atlantic coastal plain ranges from about 10 miles in New York to more than 120 miles in North Carolina. The Gulf coastal plain consistently ranges from about 10 miles in width in north western Florida to about 50 miles in width in Texas.


Is the Gulf Coastal Plain the large gulf that borders Mexico and the US?

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