1st Semester Review - Part 1

1st Semester Review

​Geography

Native Texans Cultures

Explorers

Spanish Colonial Era

4 Major Regions of Texas

Multiple Choice

Which region has the highest amount of rainfall?

• Central Plains

• Coastal Plains

• Great Plains

• Mountains and Basins

Multiple Choice

The high point in Texas is the Guadalupe Peak. In which region of Texas would you find the Guadalupe Peak?

• Mountains and Basins

• Coastal Plains

• Central Plains

• Great Plains

Multiple Choice

What region of Texas has a high risk of hurricanes?

• Mountains and Basins

• High Plains

• Central Plains

• Coastal Plains

Dropdown

When travelling from the east to the west across Texas, the elevation ​ ​

Select answer

. (elevations means height above sea level)

Match

Match the following

• highest elevation

• flat land for farming and ranching

• most rivers and highest population

Mountains and Basins

Great Plains

Coastal Plains

• Mountains and Basins

• Great Plains

• Coastal Plains

Major Rivers of Texas

Multiple Choice

What river forms the boundary between Texas and Mexico?

• Red River

• Rio Grande River

• Lake Travis

• Colorado River

Multiple Choice

According to the map, which river is represented by number 2?

• Rio Grande

• Red River

• Sabine River

• Brazos River

Multiple Choice

Which of the following states borders Texas?

• Oklahoma

• Arkansas

• New Mexico

• All the above

Native Texas Cultures

Multiple Choice

travel from place to place, no permanent house

• sedentary

• nomadic

• tipi

• travois

Multiple Choice

 people who do not move, permanent house

• sedentary

• nomadic

• tipi

• travois

Dropdown

The ​

Select answer

lived in East Texas and built bee hive huts.

Multiple Choice

Sun-dried bricks made from a mixture of mud, with a small amount of straw or grass.

• Indigenous

• Nomad

• Adobe

• Sedentary

Multiple Choice

What similarities do the Plains Culture Native Americans share?

• they were nomads who depended on the buffalo for survival

• they build cone-shaped grass huts

• they lived near the Gulf of Mexico

• they built permanent homes and farmed

Multiple Choice

The Caddo word "TEJAS," means

• AGRICULTURE

• ARTIFACTS

• FRIENDS

• CULTURE

Multiple Choice

Which American Indian group best completes the graphic organizer?

• Pueblo

• Tonkawa

• Comanche

• Caddo

Dropdown

The Coahuiltecan and Karanawa were both ​

Select answer

along the Gulf Coast.

​Explorers of Texas

Multiple Choice

Which reason best completes this list?

• To spread democratic ideals

• To improve efficiency in manufacturing

• To lace potential military allies

• To claim new territory

Multiple Choice

The ________________ was the trading of plants, animals, and diseases between Europe and the Americas.

• Columbian Exchange

• North American Exchange

• Mercantilism

• European Trading

Multiple Choice

Which area did the Spanish claim land on the map?

• Green

• Red

• Blue

Multiple Choice

Which headline could have occurred in 1519?

• Manny Valdez defeats the Aztecs!

• Coronado claims Oregon!

• Pineda Maps Coastline of Texas!

• La Salle Claims New York!

Multiple Choice

If you made a timeline of the history of Texas, where would you put the Era of Exploration?

•  1700s

•  1500s

• 1400s

Multiple Choice

What was the initial reason many European explorers sailed to the Americas?

• To find new trade routes to Asia

• To form military alliances

• To spread Christianity to Africa

• To find new sources of cheap labor

Multiple Choice

Who was part of the expedition that shipwrecked in Galveston and was saved by the Karankawas?

• Cortez

• Pineda

• Cabeza de vaca

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a primary reason France sought to colonize North America?

• To reduce the overpopulation in Europe

• To create communities founded on religious tolerance

• To profit from trading furs and other goods

• To create joint ventures with other European powers

Multiple Choice

What was one of the main effects of French Exploration in Texas?

• It ruined the Spanish

• It challenged the Spanish claim in Texas

Multiple Choice

What are the 3 motivations for exploration? (The 3G's)

• Grants, Gold, Gifts

• God, Gold, and Glory

• Gone, Gold, Glory

• God, Goats, Glory

Spanish Colonization of Texas

Missions were built to spread the Catholic faith to Native Americans and to gain control of Texas.​

Missions

Presidios were built to PROTECT the missions and guard against French forces and Native Americans on the Spanish frontier.

Presidios

Spanish settlements grew near missions and presidios. They were built to make it harder for the French to take over Texas and to give Spanish soldiers' families a place to live.

Settlement

Mission System

• Missions

• Presidio

• Ranchos

• Town​

​

Multiple Choice

The _________________________________ was mainly when SPAIN built SETTLEMENTS and COMMUNITIES in the NEW WORLD through the MISSION SYSTEM.

• Age of Contact

• Spanish Colonial Era

• Conflicts of Empire

• Mexican National Era

Multiple Choice

Spanish Missions were built along which geographical feature?

• Native American Vilages

• Canyons

• Forests

• Rivers

Multiple Choice

Spanish religious settlements built to spread Catholicism/Christianity.

• Mission

• Presidio

• Villa

• Rancho

Multiple Choice

When was San Antonio, TX founded?

• 1718

• 1519

• 1803