TX History Semester Review

Which one is not a region in Texas?

• Coastal

• North Central Plains

• Great Open Plains

• Mountains and Basins

Why was there only one French settler exploring Texas?

• La Salle got lost exploring and looking for the mouth of the Mississippi River

• His crew killed him because they were searching and searching and finding nothing.

• The French did not settle on this part of the continent because they had establish forts in the Ohio River Valley

• The French don't like the hot climate of Texas

Which of these are not a Spanish conquistador that explored Texas?

• La Salle

• Cortes

• Narvaez

• Coronado

What happens to precipitation levels as you move across Texas east to west?

• Increases

• Decreases

• Stays the same

• None of these

Which region contains the big cities of Fort Worth and Waco?

• Coastal

• North Central Plains

• Great Plains

• Mountains and Basins

Which region has the highest elevation and driest of the regions?

• Mountains and Basins

• Coastal Plains

• North Central Plains

• Great Plains

What does it mean to be Nomadic?

• to stay in one place all the time

• to have a house

• to wander and follow your food source

• to fish

Which Native American group is known for being nomads who raid others?

• Comache

• Apache

• Jumano

• Tigua

What does Sedentary mean?

• to wander from place to place

• to create homes to stay in

• to follow the buffalo herd

• to stay in one place with permanent dwellings

What was the mythical city of gold the Spanish were looking for but never found?

• Pueblos

• Cibola

• Dallas

• Adobe