USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -El Paso is the Mountains and Basins section’s most populous city, but the region also has other – though much smaller – cities, including Kermit and Monahans in the Permian Basin area and Fort Davis and Alpine in the mountains. The Mountains and Basins region is in the least populated part of Texas.

Detailed explanation-2: -El Paso is the only major city in the Mountains and Basins area. It is so far away from other cities that it is in its own time zone. ➌ 20. Guadalupe Peak is the highest point in Texas.

Detailed explanation-3: -Although the Mountains and Basins region is hot and dry, it is nearly bounded on two sides by rivers. The Pecos River runs from the north to the northeast of the region. The curving Rio Grande flows from the western edge of the region and around its southern border.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Mountains and Basins region extends from the Rio Grande east to the Pecos River. Because most of the region lies west of the Pecos River, it is sometimes called the Trans-Pecos area.

Detailed explanation-5: -El Paso is located within the Chihuahuan Desert, the easternmost section of the Basin and Range Region.