1. T he Plains
Coastal and The Great
Plains

2. How Plains are Formed
 Coastal Plains are formed by rivers and
oceans.
 Rivers overflow their normal banks and dry up
creating plains.
 Coastal Plains are made up of sand, mud, and
rocks.
 The Great Plains were formed because long
ago the glaciers covered the area.
 As the ice receded, it produced flat lands
known as The Great Plains.

3. Coastal
Plains
 Coastal plains are flat, low lying land forms
near the ocean.
 2/3 of Alabama is made up of coastal plains
which are near the gulf of Mexico.
 Coastal Plains are near oceans and large
lakes.
 They are home to many natural resources
such as animals and plants.
 Sands, dunes, and grasslands, and salt
marshes make up the coastal plains.

5. Plants & Animals in
Coastal Plains
1. Swamp Cyrilla- Plant
2. Water Hickory- Plant
3. Snakes- Ribbon Snake
4. Bird- Altimira, Cattle Egre

6. Water Hickory Plant
Swamp Plant
Ribbon Snake

7. The Great Plains
 The Great Plains are large areas of grass
which cover a huge portion of the United
States.
 The great plains are used for agriculture,
producing 25% of the worlds wheat, oat,
barley, rye, sorghum and corn.
 The Great Plains have two different types of
grass due to rainfall.
 Mixed- grass in the central Great Plains and tall
grass prairie in the wetter Eastern regions.

9. Tall grass prairie and
Mixed- grass prairie
Tall Grass Prairie Mixed- grass prairie

10. Animals in The Great
Plains
 Bison
 Prairie dog
 Jackrabbit
 Rattle snake
 Wolf and coyote
 Grasshoppers and beetles feast on the
growing grass