Cross Timbers in the context of "Denton, Texas"

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⭐ Core Definition: Cross Timbers

The term Cross Timbers, also known as Ecoregion 29, Central Oklahoma/Texas Plains, is used to describe a strip of land in the United States that runs from southeastern Kansas across Central Oklahoma to Central Texas. Made up of a mix of prairie, savanna, and woodland, it forms part of the boundary between the more heavily forested eastern country and the almost treeless Great Plains, and also marks the western habitat limit of many mammals and insects.

No major metropolitan areas lie wholly within the Cross Timbers, although roughly the western half of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex does, including the cities of Fort Worth, Denton, Arlington, and Weatherford. The western suburbs of the Tulsa metropolitan area and the northeastern suburbs of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area also lie within this area. The main highways that cross the region are I-35 and I-35W going north to south (although they tend to skirt the Cross Timbers' eastern fringe south of Fort Worth), and both I-40 and I-44 going east to west. Numerous U.S. Highways also cross the area. I-35 means a portion of Austin and Travis County is also included in the Cross Timbers.

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Cross Timbers in the context of West South Central states

The West South Central states, colloquially known as the South Central states, is a region of the United States defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as covering four states: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas. The West South Central or South Central region is located within the Southern United States and Gulf Coast regions, bordering the Mountain states and Midwestern U.S. regions to its north and west. The Gulf of Mexico is to the south of the region. Houston is the South Central's largest city, and the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan statistical area is the region's largest metropolis.

A geographically diverse region, the southern portion of the states are covered by coastal plains and swamps, while the remainder is covered by forests such as the Cross Timbers, hills and mountains, and deserts near the Texas–Mexico border.

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LINKED FROM (PARENTS)
← West South Central states ← South Central United States ← West South Central region
LINKS TO (CHILDREN)
Ecoregion → United States → Kansas → Central Oklahoma → Central Texas → Prairie → Savanna → Woodland → Great Plains → Habitat → Mammal → Insect → Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex → Fort Worth, Texas → Denton, Texas → Arlington, Texas → Weatherford, Texas → Suburb → Tulsa metropolitan area → Oklahoma City metropolitan area → Interstate 35 → Interstate 35W (Texas) → Interstate 40 → Interstate 44 → U.S. Highways →