Texas History Quarter 1 Review

Use the map to answer the next four questions.

Which letter represents the Great Plains?

• A

• B

• C

• D

The Mountains and Basins Region is represented by which letter from the map?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which letter on the map represents the North Central Plains region?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Use the map to answer the next four questions.

Which letter represents the Coastal Plains Region?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which region of Texas has the highest elevation, is very dry and has deep canyons cut by rivers?

• Great Plains

• Coastal Plains

• North Central Plains

• Mountains and Basins

Which explorer was looking for 'cities of gold'?

• Pineda

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Coronado

• Cortez

Which explorer was trying to take control of the Mississippi river?

• Pineda
• Coronado
• La Salle
• Cabeza De Vaca

Which Explorer went looking for the "cities of gold" but found only simple adobe brick houses?

• Cabeza De Vaca
• Coronado
• Pineda
• La Salle

Which explorer made the very first map of the Gulf of Mexico and the Texas Gulf Coast?

• Coronado
• Pineda
• Cabeza De Vaca
• La Salle

Which explorer was the very first European to ever sail to America?

• Pineda
• Coronado
• Magellin
• Columbus