Natural Texas and Its People 1.1 Study Guide

Natural Texas and Its People 1.1 Study Guide

by Amanda Tavares

​What's Inlcuded

• ​All of the quizzes from Pearson

• ​All vocab words found on the pre-made study guide

• ​A brief essay question guide

• ​And more...

Pearson Quiz Questions​

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Multiple Choice

The main thing you will get out of studying history is...

• being able to predict what may happen in the future.

• knowing who the most important people from the past are.

• figuring out what types of food, music, and activities you like best.

• understanding how events and ideas in the past shaped the world over time.

Multiple Choice

Why do historians divide history into eras?

• to relate history to the present time

• to make history more manageable

• to compare events in the flow of time

• to emphasize the change we see in history

Multiple Choice

During which era did aspects of Spanish culture dominate Texas?

• Mexican National Era (1821–1836)

• Revolution and Republic (1835–1845)

• Spanish Colonial Era (1690–1821)

• Age of Contact (1528–1690)

Multiple Choice

In the Early Statehood era, African Americans in Texas had almost no rights. When did that begin to change?

• Civil War and Reconstruction (1861–1876)

• Contemporary Texas (1980–present)

• Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)

• Civil Rights and Conservatism (1945–present)

Multiple Choice

Which of these shows how the parts of something relate to each other and to the whole?

• database

• timeline

• circle graph

• bar graph

Multiple Choice

“Understanding what is happening today requires knowing how we got here.” According to this quotation, studying history is important as a way to

Responses

• change the past with new ideas.

• view the dawn of the future.

• bridge the past and present.

• open the door to tomorrow.

Multiple Choice

The stories of the ordinary farmers who moved to Texas in the 1800s illustrates how...

• the contributions of famous people actually have little impact on history.

• certain groups have little influence or lasting impact on history.

• a small number of famous people drive most historical change.

• every person contributes to and participates in history.

Multiple Choice

A Texas historian who was organizing events chronologically would place which two items in the same era?

• Texas soldiers in the 1940s; World War II

• The first Spanish colonies in Texas; the civil rights movement

• Mexico's independence; the Civil War and Reconstruction

• D. World War I; the birth of the Texas Republic

Multiple Choice

Which data is paired with a visual tool that a skilled historian would choose to represent that data?

• elevation change in a region; a cross-sectional diagram

• name, address, phone numbers; timeline

• population change over time; a circle graph

• temperature change over time; a database

Multiple Choice

Which statement explains why a student who wants to visualize the Battle of San Jacinto should create a model of the battlefield?

• It would reveal thoughts of individual soldiers in the battle.

• It would show the setup of the armies during the battle.

• It would reveal why historians’ perception of the battle changed.

• It would show how events in the battle evolved over time.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is considered a human characteristic of places?

• culture

• weather

• landforms

• vegetation

Multiple Choice

Which one of the five themes of geography focuses on transportation and communication?

• location

• region

• place

• movement

Multiple Choice

When geographers study railroad maps, they are investigating which of the Five Themes of Geography?

• movement

• interaction

• place

• location

Multiple Choice

Which type of map will reveal the absolute location of a place?

• a political map

• a physical map

• a thematic map

• a latitude/longitude map

Multiple Choice

Which map feature is found on a political map?

• a lake

• a river

• a state capital

• a mountain

Multiple Choice

Which of the following geographic characteristic accurately describes Texas?

• It borders Canada.

• Over one third of its population is Hispanic.

• It has cold summers.

• The Brazos River separates it from Mexico.

Multiple Choice

Which location in the Coastal Plains region is correctly paired with a tourist attraction there?

• Gulf Coast—Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum

• Harris County—the Alamo

• San Antonio—Riverwalk

• Waco—San Jacinto Battleground State Historical Park

Multiple Choice

Which detail is a characteristic of the North Central Plains region?

• It contains the Balcones Fault.

• Crops like cotton and wheat grow well there.

• Its western border is the Rio Grande.

• Its elevation increases from west to east.

Multiple Choice

What is the vegetation like in the Great Plains region?

• fruit and vegetable crops

• broad grassland

• hardwood forest

• various species of pine trees

Multiple Choice

Which region contains the highest elevations in Texas?

• North Central Plains

• Piney Woods

• Coastal Plains

• Mountains and Basins

Multiple Choice

Which of the following represents a pair of closely related geographic features or concepts?

Responses

• temperature; language

• culture; climate

• population; vegetation

• landforms; plate tectonics

Multiple Choice

Which of the following gives the relative location of Corpus Christi?

Responses

• Corpus Christi is well east of El Paso.

• Corpus Christi was once part of Mexico.

• Corpus Christi is at 27° north latitude.

• Corpus Christi is at 97° west latitude.

Multiple Choice

“A geographer who is studying Houston decides the best tool to use is a globe.” Based on this information, which aspect of Houston is the geographer most likely studying?

Responses

• its population growth over time

• its climate patterns

• its relative location

• its network of roads

Multiple Choice

A geographer who was in the Great Plains region of Texas would most likely make which statement?

Responses

• “After a grueling climb, I reached the 8,750-foot summit.”

• “From where I stand, I can see the Gulf of Mexico.”

• “I see a lot of mesas and steep-sided hills.”

• “I see few trees and mostly flat, rolling land.”

Multiple Choice

“Climate differs greatly across the state.” Which characteristic of Texas explains why the above statement is true?

• Texas has many cultural influences and a diverse population.

• Texas is one of the southernmost of the United States.

• Texas covers a large area and has a diverse landscape.

• Texas is separated from Mexico by the Rio Grande.

Multiple Choice

Which characteristic describes the first people to come to the Americas?

• They came at the start of the last ice age.

• They used a land bridge.

• They all arrived at the same time.

• They migrated from Africa.

Multiple Choice

Which statement is true about the Caddoes?

• Men grew corn, squash and beans.

• Their name means “raccoon eyes” because of their tattoos.

• They used dogs when they hunted

• Women played leading roles in politics and religion.

Multiple Choice

Why did the Spaniards call the Jumanos the “striped people”?

• They wore exotic animal hides.

• They farmed long strips of land.

• They painted their faces with horizontal lines.

• Their homes were arranged in an unusual pattern.

Multiple Choice

Why were the Coahuíltecans hunter-gatherers?

• Buffalo and deer were abundant.

• The environment was very harsh.

• They lived on lands with good soil.

• Other Texas Indians invaded their lands.

Multiple Choice

Which characteristic is associated with the Comanches?

• Their way of life centered on the buffalo.

• They were located along the Gulf Coast.

• They lived in pueblos made of adobe.

• Their main enemy was the Jumanos.

Multiple Choice

Which tribe has a reservation in modern-day El Paso?

• Kiowas

• Tiguas

• Lipans

• Caddoes

Multiple Choice

Which culture revolved around the buffalo?

• Western Gulf

• Plains

• Puebloan

• Southeastern

Multiple Choice

Which statement best reflects the major changes facing early American Indians in Texas around 6000 B.C.?

• They were developing new hunting technologies.

• The climate was cooling dramatically.

• The horse was transforming their way of life.

• Newcomers from other continents were arriving.

Multiple Choice

Which period corresponds to a time when Indians in East Texas started to live in villages?

Responses

• The Archaic

• The Mesozoic

• The Late Prehistoric

• The Paleolithic

Multiple Choice

The Norteños are an illustration of...

• American Indian cooperation with the Spanish in Texas.

• the inability of American Indians to adapt to changing conditions.

• cooperation and coordination among American Indian groups.

• enmity and conflict between American Indian groups.

Multiple Choice

The use of horses by American Indians in Texas illustrates the...

• importance of agriculture to all all American Indian peoples in Texas.

• peaceful nature of most American Indian peoples in Texas.

• American Indian resistance to change after the arrival of the Spanish.

• powerful impact on American Indians caused by Spanish arrival in the Americas.

Multiple Choice

The Wichita peoples grew corn, squash, and melons. → The Wichita obtained horses. → xWhich statement best replaces the "x" in this cause-and-effect statement?

• They traded horses to the Lipans for guns.

• They relied increasingly on hunting buffalo.

• They became enemies of the Caddos.

• They worked to destroy the Norteños.

Multiple Choice

"Historians have divided Texas history in different ways. The divisions between these eras represent major changes in the way Texans lived. Sometimes these changes are political, such as the division between the Mexican National and the Revolution and Republic eras. Sometimes these changes are economic, such as the division between Cotton, Cattle, and Railroads and Age of Oil. Sometimes they relate to broader events in the United States and the world, such as Texas in the Great Depression and World War II."

Based on an analysis of the excerpt, what is one way that the divisions between eras in Texas history are determined?

• The end of a decade

• The demographics of the state

• A change in the physical landscape

• The establishment of a new government

Multiple Choice

Which change could be made to this map to create a special-purpose or "thematic" map?

• Relief shading to show geographic features

• Names given to major divisions of the state

• Blue lines to indicate the major rivers and lakes

• Multiple colors to show differences in population density

Multiple Choice

Why does the era known as Natural Texas and Its People represent such a significant turning point in Texas history?

• The arrival of buffalo in Texas created a new culture built around large-game hunting.

• The arrival of buffalo in Texas signaled the emergence of a colder climate for farmers.

• The migration of humans into Texas created a large regional society with a single cultural identity.

• The migration of humans into Texas brought a significant adaptation of desert lands to agricultural fields.

Multiple Choice

Why were natural landscapes affected by the daily lifestyles of different groups of American Indians in Texas?

• Arid fields created permanent spaces for native groups.

• Fertile lands attracted higher numbers of nomadic groups than other regions.

• Mountainous and desert conditions forced people into a hunting-based economy.

• Plains areas provided the best means of support for those who relied on gathering.

​Quizizz Natural Texas and Its People Questions

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Multiple Choice

Define Natural Texas and Its People as an era

• It is a time that defines Texas culture today.

• It is recognized by American Indians as their only historical era

• It defines a time for study of both geographic cause and historical effects on Texas history

Multiple Choice

What is a similarity between the Coahuiltecans and Karankawas?

• They were primarily buffalo hunters

• They were mound builders

• They were nomads along the Gulf Coast.

• They were mainly farmers who traded with other tribes.

Multiple Choice

While the Caddo lived in_________Texas, they were still located in the _________, where fishing was a major way of life.

• West..........Coastal Plain

• West..........Great Plain

• East............Coastal Plain

• South............Great Plain

Multiple Choice

In which area did the Comanches live?

• Central Plains

• Mountains and Basins

• East Texas

• Great Plains

Multiple Choice

Which is the highlighted region?

• Mountains and basins

• Coastal region

• Great Plains

• North Central Plains

Multiple Choice

Which is the highlighted region?

• Great Plains

• Coastal Plains

• North Central Plains

• Mountains and Basins

Multiple Choice

Which is the highlighted region?

• Coastal Plains

• Mountains and Basins

• Great Plains

• North Central Plains

Multiple Choice

Which is the highlighted region?

• Mountains and Basins

• North Central Plains

• Great Plains

• Coastal Plains

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is TRUE of all American Indian groups in early Texas?

• They almost destroyed their environment by using it up and moving on.

• They adapted to and used their environment to meet their needs.

• They ignored their environment, creating ways of meeting their needs without natural resources.

• They used up all natural resources.

Multiple Choice

In which region did the Jumanos live?

• Great Plains

• Gulf Coastal Plain

• Mountains and Basins region

• Central Plains

Multiple Choice

What feature do the Great Plains and Gulf Coastal Plain have in common?

• Both lack significant water resources.

• Both have plains.

• Both have cold winters.

• Both have two of the state's largest cities.

Multiple Choice

How does Coastal Texas compare to the Mountain and Basin Region?

• The Mountain and Basin region has more agriculture.

• Coastal Texas has a higher elevation.

• Coastal Texas has more rivers.

• The Mountain and Basin region has long summers and warm winters.

Multiple Choice

The lifestyle of American Indians in early Texas is proven mostly through?

• databases and graphs

• media and news

• biographies

• artifacts

Multiple Choice

What river creates the border between Texas and Oklahoma?

• Rio Grande

• Red River

• Sabine River

• Trinity River

Multiple Choice

The Rio Grande creates the border between Texas and.....

• New Mexico

• United States

• Mexico

• Canada

Multiple Choice

What large body of water borders Texas to the southeast?

• Gulf of Mexico
• Caribbean Sea
• Atlantic Ocean
• Gulf of California

Multiple Choice

Which state does NOT border Texas?

• Arkansas

• New Mexico

• Arizona

• Oklahoma

Multiple Choice

Identify the area

• Red River

• Sabine River

• Rio Grande

• Gulf of Mexico

Multiple Choice

What are the four natural regions of Texas?

• Coastal Plains, North Central Plains, Great Plains, Mountains and Basins
• North, South, East, West
• Upper East Side, Lower SOHO, Downtown, West Coast
• Old Cowhead

Multiple Choice

What is the significance of the Caddo Indians?

• They were the most advanced tribe with farming and society

• They were nomadic fishermen who invented canoes

• They were fierce warriors who defended their land

• They fled the Spaniards and created a new home in West Texas

Multiple Choice

What is the significance of the Karankawa Indians?

• They were the most advanced tribe with farming and society

• They were nomadic fishermen who invented canoes

• They were fierce warriors who defended their land

• They fled the Spaniards and created a new home in West Texas

Multiple Choice

What is the significance of the Comanche Indians?

• They were the most advanced tribe with farming and society

• They were nomadic fishermen who invented canoes

• They were fierce warriors who defended their land

• They fled the Spaniards and created a new home in West Texas

Multiple Choice

Which of the following tribes were not nomadic?

• Coahuiltecan

• Apache

• Comanche

• Jumano

Multiple Choice

What is the largest region in Texas?

• Coastal Plains
• Mountains and Basins
• Great Plains
• North Central Plains

Multiple Choice

The native tribes in the Gulf Coast can be described as _________________ and _______________/________________

• Sedentary and farmers

• Sedentary and hunters/gatherers

• Nomadic and farmers

• Nomadic and hunters/gatherers

Multiple Choice

Describe the native tribes (Jumanos) that lived in the Mountains and Basins region

• Nomadic, farmers, lived in adobe houses

• Sedentary, farmers and lived in adobe houses

• Nomadic, hunted buffalo, and lived in teepees

• Nomadic, fished from ocean, and lived in wigwams

Multiple Choice

What correctly describes the Mountains and Basins region?

• Least amount of rain and least populated

• Most amount of rain

• More people live here than in any other region

• Largest region

Multiple Choice

Which correctly describes the Coastal region of Texas? 

• Largest region and most amount of rain

• Smallest region and most amount of rain

• Least populated

• Little/no access to water

Multiple Choice

This region is the lowest in elevation but the highest in rainfall?

• Coastal Plains

• North Central Plains

• Great Plains

• Mountains & Basins

Multiple Choice

The ELEVATION of TEXAS...

• Decreases South to North

• Decreases East to West

• Decreases West to East

• Decreases North to South

Multiple Choice

Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio are all cities located in which Texas geographical region?

• Mountains and Basins

• North Central Plains

• Great Plains

• Coastal Plains

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would be considered an ARTIFACT?

• A buffalo bone

• Corn growing in a field

• The Brazos River

• An arrow head

Multiple Choice

Which of the following tribes is shown in the picture above?

• Caddoes

• Karankawas

• Comanches

• Jumanos & Tiguas

Multiple Choice

Which of the following tribes are the ONLY natives to live in adobe houses?

• Karankawas

• Coahuiltecans

• Jumanos & Tiguas

• Comanches

​Study Guide Vocab Questions

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Multiple Select

What is absolute location?

• description of the exact location of a place given in degrees longitude and latitude

• To find it, geographers use a grid of numbered lines on a map or globe. These lines measure latitude and longitude.

• the customs, ideas, beliefs, and skills of a people

• the location of something based on the location of something else

Multiple Choice

WHat is culture?

• the customs, ideas, beliefs, and skills of a people

• the native tribe to the Costal Plains of Texas

• a gradual wearing away of something, such as soil

• a system of writing to keep track of information

​More about Culture

• ​Norteños demonstrated the impressive ability of Texas Indians to remake their culture

• ​an anthropologist studies human beings and their cultures

• ​Jumanos, Tiguas, Conchos, and Coahuíltecans drifted into a Hispanic culture

• ​The Kiowas’ culture was like that of most other Plains peoples. They were nomads and buffalo hunters who rode horses, lived in tipis, and traveled in bands.

​Even More About Culture

• ​Culturally, Texas is an extremely diverse place. Influences range from Deep Southern culture shared with Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama to Latino culture shared with Mexico and the other southwestern states of New Mexico, Arizona, and California.

• ​Between the 1950s and 1980s, the federal government resettled around 40,000 American Indians in the Dallas-Forth Worth area. This program was a short-lived attempt to integrate American Indians into mainstream American culture.

​Distortion

• ​To transfer the Earth’s curved surface onto a flat map, geographers use a projection. There are many different types of projections, but each of them distorts the Earth’s surface in some way. This distortion is greater at some parts of the map than at others. For example, the Mercator projection shows the shapes of landmasses accurately. It does not show true distances or sizes, though. Distortion grows worse as you move farther away from the equator. For example, distortion makes Greenland appear to be as large as South America on a Mercator map. Actually, South America is more than eight times larger than Greenland.

​More About Distortion

• ​Because the Earth’s surface curves, it is impossible to flatten it into a map without changing its shape. To illustrate this point, consider an orange and its peel. If you removed the peel in one piece, you could not flatten it without cutting and tearing it. These cuts and tears change the distance between different points on the peel. Geographers call these changes distortions. Every map has some degree of distortion.

• ​Suppose a mapmaker wanted to highlight Texas. He or she would use a projection that has less distortion in the area of Texas.

Multiple Choice

What is erosion?

• A fancy name for a rock formation

• an erodinamic formation of a piece of land

• a gradual wearing away of something, such as soil

• none of the other answers

​More about Erosion

• ​The North Central Plains is rolling and hilly throughout much of the region. In the southern part of the North Central Plains, visitors can see steep-sided hills, called buttes. Larger, similar landforms with flat tops, called mesas (may-suhz), are the result of erosion.

• ​As crashing or sliding plates shape the Earth’s surface, other powerful forces are also at work. For example, wind and water constantly scour and scrub landforms, changing them forever. Geographers call this wearing away of landforms erosion.

Multiple Choice

What's escarpment?

• a steep cliff

• a change in elevation, makeing the land go uphill

• a large piece of earth broken away due to eroison

• a method used to remove unnessesary peices of rock

​More about Escarpment

• ​The Coastal Plains border the North Central Plains region to the east. The northern border is the Red River. The region includes a small part of the panhandle. To the west, the North Central Plains region ends at the Caprock Escarpment, which separates the region from the Great Plains

• Like the coastal plain, the elevation of the North Central Plains decreases from west to east. The Caprock Escarpment is 2,200 feet above sea level but falls to less than 1,000 feet at the eastern edge of the region

• ​The Caprock Escarpment separates the Great Plains from the North Central Plains region to the east.

​More about Escarpment

​The western border of the Central Plains stretches along a curving line from the Red River south and west to the Rio Grande. The Balcones Fault forms this border. A fault is a crack in the crust of the Earth. Between Del Rio and the Austin area, this fault produces an escarpment, or steep cliff. In some places, the Balcones Escarpment rises sharply as much as 1,000 feet.

​Human Geography

• ​The study of people and their ways

• Physcial Geography also involves learning about the people and their ways. We call this human geography. Physical and human geography are not separate. Understanding the connections between them is at the heart of geography. It is also a key to understanding a place.

​Location

• ​Geographers approach the task of understanding a place in a similar way. They focus their study on five themes, location being one of them

• ​The first theme of geography is location. As you study Texas, you will sometimes want to know exactly where a place is located. For example, you may want to know the exact location of Corpus Christi. Geographers call the exact location of a place its absolute location.

​Mesa

• ​a naturally flat-topped hill

• ​The North Central Plains is rolling and hilly throughout much of the region. In the southern part of the North Central Plains, visitors can see steep-sided hills, called buttes. Larger, similar landforms with flat tops, called mesas (may-suhz), are the result of erosion.

​Pemmican

• ​a type of dried food made with meat, fat, berries, or nuts

• ​Comanches stored their extra food, called pemmican, in animal intestines or buffalo hide bags. Like jerky, it was high in nutritional value and was easy to carry. It also stayed fresh for a long time. These qualities made it a perfect food for nomads—people who wander from place to place in search of food

• ​The First American INdians dried meat and mixed it with animal fat and berries to create pemmican, which was used to prevent meat from spoiling

​Place

• ​There are many ways which you can compare the cultures of these groups. For example, you can compare how the groups adapted to their different environments, whether they lived nomadically or were settled in one place or both, and how they governed themselves.

• ​Culturally, Texas is an extremely diverse place.

• ​The first theme of geography is location. As you study Texas, you will sometimes want to know exactly where a place is located. For example, you may want to know the exact location of Corpus Christi. Geographers call the exact location of a place its absolute location.

​More about Place

• Many people have influenced Texan culture as they moved in and through the state from many other places.​

• ​Geographers approach the task of understanding a place in a similar way. They focus their study on five themes: location, place, interaction between people and their environment, movement, and region.

• ​Absolute location helps anyone with a proper map or globe to find a particular place. Sometimes, though, it is more useful to know the relative location of a place than its absolute location.

• ​Texas also relies on raw materials such as steel and coal from other places

​And More about Place

• ​Transportation is the movement of people and goods. Communication is the movement of ideas. Both types of movement take place because people and resources are scattered unevenly around the globe. In order for people to get what they need or want, they travel from place to place.

• ​People also shape the character of a place through their ideas and actions. The houses they build, the methods they use to travel, and how they earn a living are parts of the human features of a place. Religion, language, food, and sports are also human features.

​Still Place

• ​Place is the second theme of geography. Geographers describe a place in terms of both its physical and its human features. For example, most of East Texas is relatively flat. Parts of it are forested, have fertile soil, and receive plenty of rain. Many rivers run across the land. These physical factors attracted many settlers from the United States.

• ​Relative location helps show the relationships between places. Is a place inland or on the coast? Is it near a river or lake? Answers to such questions help explain how and why places grew where they did.

​Physical Geography

• ​Understanding a place like Texas, then, involves learning about the land and its features. We call this physical geography. It also involves learning about the people and their ways. We call this human geography. Physical and human geography are not separate. Understanding the connections between them is at the heart of geography. It is also a key to understanding a place.

• ​The study of the land and its features

Multiple Choice

What is a policical map?

• a political term refering to where the president lives

• a map that shows the population in different areas

• a map with information about different policitcal arguments

• map that shows features of a place such as countries, counties, states, cities, capitals, and boundaries

​More About Political Map

• ​A third type of map is a political map. These maps show political features such as countries, counties, states, and cities. Unlike physical maps, political maps show features, such as boundaries, that are not on the actual surface of the Earth. These boundaries are made by humans for different purposes. A political map of Texas would show the boundaries that separate it from other states and Mexico. This type of map would also identify Austin as the capital of our state. Austin is the place where the government of Texas resides. Political maps often use a symbol, such as a star, to mark the capital. A map showing the counties of Texas would be another example of a political map.

​Projection

• ​To transfer the Earth’s curved surface onto a flat map, geographers use a projection. There are many different types of projections, but each of them distorts the Earth’s surface in some way. This distortion is greater at some parts of the map than at others. For example, the Mercator projection shows the shapes of landmasses accurately. It does not show true distances or sizes, though. Distortion grows worse as you move farther away from the equator. For example, distortion makes Greenland appear to be as large as South America on a Mercator map. Actually, South America is more than eight times larger than Greenland.

​More about Projection

• ​a method of transferring the Earth's curved surface onto a flat map

• ​Mapmakers may choose other projections depending on the part of the globe they want to highlight. Suppose a mapmaker wanted to highlight Texas. He or she would use a projection that has less distortion in the area of Texas. That way, the map would more closely represent the true shape and size of Texas.

Multiple Choice

WHat is relative location?

• none of the other options

• the location based on the lines on longitude and latitude

• the location of a place compared to (relative to) another place

• a relative place where people you know live

​More about Relative Location

• ​Relative location helps show the relationships between places. Is a place inland or on the coast? Is it near a river or lake? Answers to such questions help explain how and why places grew where they did. For example, Houston’s location near the Gulf Coast helps explain how it developed a strong shipping industry. The presence of oil in the ground around Beaumont tells part of the story of that city’s growth.

• ​Sometimes, though, it is more useful to know the relative location of a place than its absolute location. Suppose you are in Lubbock and you want to get to Amarillo. What if a visiting friend needed directions from the airport at Dallas/Fort Worth to Abilene? These questions all involve relative location.

​Relief

• ​a change in elevation

• ​The different surfaces show relief, or changes in elevation.

• ​Physical maps usually use color and shading to show relief.

​Special Purpose Map

• ​a type of map used to show a specific type of information, such as a roadmap

• ​Geographers often use a special-purpose map to provide a specific type of information about a place, such as how people make a living or how people voted in an election. A road map is a common type of special purpose map used by people in everyday life.

​Timeline

• ​a diagram that shows information in chronological order

• ​A timeline shows events in chronological order. Timelines are a good way to show trends and developments in a particular area. Timelines can also show how different events relate to each other in time. For example, a timeline with events in Texas history, United States history, and world history could show that during the Texas Revolution, the United States and Great Britain were involved in a territorial dispute over Oregon while at the same time European powers were colonizing China.

​Essay Questions

Answer the question and then see some information on a responce

Open Ended

How are bar graphs, circle graphs, and line graphs similar? What is the purpose of each?

​How are bar graphs, circle graphs, and line graphs similar? What is the purpose of each?

​Bar Graph: SIde by side comparison

​Line Grpah: Change Over Time

​Circle Graph: Parts of a Whole

Open Ended

Define the geographic theme of movement. What are its components? Explain how they are related.

​Define the geographic theme of movement. What are its components? Explain how they are related.

• ​How people, goods, and ideas spread across the glob

• ​The fourth geographic theme

• ​Studying this theme involves looking at two types of movement: transportation and communication.

• ​Communication is the movement of ideas.

• ​Transportation is the movement of people and goods.

Open Ended

How does the state’s physical geography affect the culture of Texas? What aspects of Texas culture today are the results of or influenced by physical geography?

How does the state’s physical geography affect the culture of Texas? What aspects of Texas culture today are the results of or influenced by physical geography?

• ​Understanding a place like Texas involves learning about the land and its features. We call this physical geography.

• ​Physical geography affects the culture of places because people have to adapt to the geogrpahy their are in, affecting their culture

Open Ended

Describe challenges faced by the following Texas tribes: Caddos, Coahuiltecans.

​Describe challenges faced by the following Texas tribes: Caddos, Coahuiltecans.

• ​The Coahuíltecans needed endurance and sharp senses. They lived in one of the harshest environments in Texas.

• ​n the 1600s and 1700s, the Coahuíltecans suffered a sharp decline. Other Indians invaded their lands from the north, especially the Apaches and the Comanches.

• ​European diseases and war with Europeans in the sixteenth century caused much change for the Caddos.​