Unit 2 Review

Unit 2 Review

Multiple Choice

Using the map, answer the questions about the regions of Texas.

If you wanted to visit an area with various landforms such as mountains. plateaus, basins and deserts, which region would you chose?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Choice

How did the Karankawa adapt to the marshes they called home?

• They waterproofed their clothes with animal fat.

• They planted rice that flourished in the marshes.

• They covered themselves in crocodile grease to ward off mosquitoes.

• They made shoes that let them walk on top of the swamp to travel efficiently.

Multiple Choice

Gulf Coast Indian tribes and Plains Indian tribes were similar in that they were both

• Sedentary

• Feared

• Nomadic

• Farmers

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes the defining characteristics of the era of Natural Texas and Its People in Texas history?

• Conflicts between European settlers and American Indian tribes were common.

• European settlers in Texas learned about the culture of the American Indian tribes.

• Spanish explorers and American Indian tribes both claimed land in Texas.

• American Indian tribes lived in Texas and adapted to the environment.

Multiple Choice

Which region is being shown on the Texas map?

• Coastal Plains

• Mountains and Basins

• Great Plains

• Central Plains

Drag and Drop

Directions

Select all the correct answers.

Read the excerpt below. Select the two phrases that include evidence that the Caddo Indians existed.

Click on those correct answers.



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indicates that Caddo communities existed in the area. The agriculture-based Caddoes ​

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. Atop of the mounds were temples, council houses, and the houses of the tribe’s elites.​

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It is said that Texas owes its name to the Caddo.

"Tejas" is a Spanish spelling of the word friends.

Archeological evidence is ceramic pottery that

as early as 800 C.E.

lived in villages surrounded by earthen mounds

Open Ended

Compare sedentary and nomadic groups in terms of the types of shelter they constructed, what animals they hunted, and what types of clothing they wore.

Explain at least TWO ways they were similar and TWO ways they were different.

Multiple Choice

How were the Coahuiltecan similar to the Karankawa?

• They were mainly farmers who traded with other tribes.

• They were mound builders.

• They were nomads along the Gulf Coast.

• They were primarily buffalo hunters.

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes Texans during the Natural Texas and Its People era?

• The inhabitants survived by hunting and gathering food.

• The inhabitants had migrated to Texas from South America.

• The inhabitants were Native Americans and Mexicans.

• The inhabitants named the region Tejas.

Multiple Choice

Which era in history is characterized by the cultures of the American Indian tribes prior to the arrival of the Europeans?

• Age of Contact

• Mexican National

• Spanish Colonial

• Natural Texas and Its People

Multiple Choice

I. A wide flat area of land that sometimes has a high elevation
II. Sometimes rolling
III. Good for planting large areas of crops
IV. In Texas at the coast or in the central part of the state

 

Which sentences above describe a Plain?

• I, II, III

• I, III

• I, II, III, IV

• I, III, IV

Hotspot

Select which region of Texas you live in.

Multiple Choice

Which cardinal direction (North, East, South, West) would you use to describe the location of the Coastal Plains? 

• The Coastal Region is located in the north part of Texas stretching into Oklahoma.

• The Coastal Region is located in the south part of Texas only.

• The Coastal Region is located in the east part of Texas including the southern part.

• The Coastal Region is located in the western part of Texas. 

Multiple Choice

Puebloan Indian Tribes and Southeastern Indian tribes were similar in that they were both -

• Farmers

• Sedentary

• Feared

• Nomadic

Multiple Choice

The Tigua and the Jumano were different from the other native inhabitants of Texas because —

• their communities were led by women.

• they rode horses while hunting buffalo.

• their houses were made from adobe.

• they grew amaranth instead of maize.