Natural Texas

Why did Indians living in the Great Plains need to be nomadic?

• to follow grazing animals like buffalo

• to find other tribes to live with

• They got bored with living in one place.

• to find another state with more resources

How were the cultures of the Caddo and Karankawa different?

• The Caddo were a matrilineal society. The Karankawa were a patrilineal society.

• The Caddo were an agricultural (farming) society and traded with other tribes. The Karankawa were a nomadic people who lived by hunting, fishing, and gathering.

• The Caddo lived in small bands of families headed by a chief. The Karankawa were part of a larger committee of tribes.

• The Caddo originally lived in northwestern Canada. The Karankawa originally lived along the Texas Gulf Coast.

Which river is the boundary between Texas and Oklahoma?

What food did the native tribes in the Coastal Plains use to survive?

• buffalo, deer, antelope

• shellfish, fowl, turtles and plants

• bananas and avocados

• pumpkins and squash

Which of the following is an example of a human characteristic of Texas?

• longhorn cattle

• a bluebonnet

• the Caprock Escarpment

• Tejano music

How were the Comanche and Kiowa similar?

• Both groups originally lived in the Rocky Mountains until they acquired horses.

• Both groups were part of the Puebloan culture.

• Both groups had distinct striped markings on their faces.

• Both groups originally lived on the Plains and moved to the mountains.

What was the affect of European disease on native tribes of Texas?

• Tribes were killed by exposure to European diseases.

• Tribes built up immunity to disease.

• Tribes moved to other states to avoid disease.

• Tribes killed Europeans because of spreading diseases.

Most of the highest mountains in Texas are found in which part of the state?

Which region borders the Gulf of Mexico?

What did the early people of Texas believe about plants, animals, and people?​

• They all needed the help of a shaman.

• They had never understood each other's languages.

• People had created plants and animals.

• Mother Earth provided what was needed by the natives to survive.