The Central Plains region of Texas includes the Grand Prairie and Cross Timbers subregions. The Grand Prairie has thin soil better suited for livestock grazing than farming, with Fort Worth as the largest city. The Cross Timbers is divided into eastern and western belts by different tree species and separates the Grand Prairie from the Rolling Plains further west, where cattle ranching and farming of cotton and grains are important economic activities.

1. Chapter 3: The Regions of Texas Section 3: The Central Plains

2. The Central Plains

4. Central Plains

5. The Grand Prairie

9. The Cross Timbers

10. Early settlers noted how the Cross Timbers divided the surrounding Prairie land .

11. Two separate belts make up the Cross Timbers subregion of Texas!

14. The Cross Timbers The Eastern Cross Timbers cuts the Metroplex in half

15. The Rolling Plains