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: -The Mountains and Basins region dominates the landscape of far West Texas. Mountains, plateaus, basins, and canyons form the landscape of the subregion. A basin is a lowland surrounded by higher land. With its high mountains and low basins, the area’s elevation varies greatly.

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: -Most of the basins lie between 2, 500 and 4, 000 feet. The mountains, which include the Chisos and Davis ranges, generally rise 2, 000 to 3, 000 feet above the basins with some peaks (notably Guadalupe Peak and El Capitan) exceeding 8, 000 feet.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Mountains and Basins are the driest and windiest region in Texas. Desert mainly covers the land in West Texas where this region is located. The vegetation that exists is this area are mesquite trees, mesquite grass, cacti, and desert brush.