Mountains & Basins

Open Ended

Would you have rather lived with the Native Americans or would you have rather lived with the colonizers? Why?

Multiple Choice

The Mountains and Basins region has multiple subregions, each with their own unique characteristics

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The Mountains & Basins region receives less than _ inches rainfall anually...

• .8

• 8

• 80

• 800

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between a mesa and a plateau?

• Size

• Shape

• Color

• Taste

Multiple Choice

Which is bigger? A mesa or a plateau?

• Mesa

• Plateau

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT a part of the Mountains and Basins mountain ranges?

• Chisos

• Davis

• Guadalupe

• Appalachian

Multiple Choice

A lot of farming occurs in the Mountains and Basins region due to how much rainfall it receives anually.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What important industry attracts many visitors to tour the Mountains and Basins region?

• Natural Lakes

• National Parks

• Volcanoes

• Beautiful Farms

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the big city in the Mountains and Basins region of Texas?

• Houston

• El Paso

• San Antonio

• Austin

Multiple Choice

Check for understanding: The Mountains and Basins region is in what direction in relation to the other regions in Texas?

• North

• East

• South

• West

Open Ended

Why did the Mountains and Basins region have less Native Americans than the other regions in Texas?

Multiple Choice

The Jumano built permanent settlements along what river?

• Mississipi River

• Colorado River

• Rio Grande River

• Nueces River

Multiple Choice

Why did many Jumano leave their permanent settlements and moved into the Great Plains?

• To be by the river

• To be away from bears

• To follow the Buffalo

• Because there was no rain in the region

Multiple Choice

What were the Jumano people trading with the Europeans for? What did the Jumano want from them?

• Gold

• Food

• Mirrors

• Horses

Multiple Choice

While they primarily lived in large, permanent settlement, some Jumano peoples lived as nomadic buffalo-hunters on the western edges of the Great Plains of Texas

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The city of El Paso is one of the largest cities in the state of Texas

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The Mountains and Basins region is the least populated region in the state of Texas

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The end of the Jumano peoples came after a combination of factors, including: increasing droughts, loss of territory, crop failure, disease, and loss of access to the buffalo herds on the plains

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The Comanche peoples were responsible for pushing the Jumano out of their territory in the Mountains and Basins region of Texas

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Due to the extremely dry climate, farming is not possible in this region without the use of extensive irrigation networks to bring water to crops

• True

• False

Open Ended

EXIT TICKET

Think about what you learned about the Jumano people

What factors led to the end of the Jumano people in the Mountains and Basins region of Texas?