How People in Different Regions of Texas Earn a Living, Past & Present
Subsistence Economy – an economy that is maintained or supported at a minimum level
Coastal Plains
Past
–agriculture (farming and ranching) and small businesses
Present
–commercial agriculture, oil and gas, banking, aerospace industries, technology, education, military, and service industries
North Central Plains
Past
–agriculture (farming and ranching), small businesses, and military forts
Present
–commercial agriculture (farming and ranching), wind farms, and small industries
Great Plains
Past
–ranching, and agriculture (wheat and cotton farming)
Present
–commercial agriculture (cotton farming), oil and gas, ranching, wind farms
Mountains and Basins Plains
Past
–ranching (cattle, goat, and sheep)
Present
–ranching (cattle, goat, and sheep), oil and gas, national park systems
Subsistence Economy – an economy that is maintained or supported at a minimum level
Coastal Plains
Past
–agriculture (farming and ranching) and small businesses
Present
–commercial agriculture, oil and gas, banking, aerospace industries, technology, education, military, and service industries
North Central Plains
Past
–agriculture (farming and ranching), small businesses, and military forts
Present
–commercial agriculture (farming and ranching), wind farms, and small industries
Great Plains
Past
–ranching, and agriculture (wheat and cotton farming)
Present
–commercial agriculture (cotton farming), oil and gas, ranching, wind farms
Mountains and Basins Plains
Past
–ranching (cattle, goat, and sheep)
Present
–ranching (cattle, goat, and sheep), oil and gas, national park systems