Gulf Coastal Plains
Vegetation, Resources, and Opportunities
The Gulf Coastal Plains has many different types of vegetation. Near the gulf waters you can see marshes, barrier islands, estuaries, and bays. When you go west, you can see prairies and grasslands. The common vegetation is tallgrass prairies, timber, vegetables, and other crops. The resources of the Gulf Coastal Plains are cattle, oil, fish, grain, natural waters, lignite, and helium. Some of the opportunities are ranching, oil drilling, fishing, and farming.