Finding Texas Week #1

Early Texans settled near rivers to meet their need for

• electricity

• entertainment

• food and water

• purchasing items they needed at nearby stores

Which of the following does not describe where Texas is found on the globe?

• North of the equator

• Northern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

• South of the equator

Definition: The freedom of a private business to operate without government control.

What is the correct vocabulary word that matches this definition?

• Basic needs

• Geographic region

• Settlement pattern

• Free enterprise

What is the article "Settling Texas: Deciding Where to Live and Grow" mainly about?

• Early Texans settled in places where they could find their basic needs.

• Living near a river provided transportation for early Texans.

• Wells replaced rivers as a source of water for Texans.

• Food, shelter, and clothing were the most important needs for early Texans.

What change, if any, should be made to this sentence:

Is your town close to a river.

• Change TO to TOO

• Change IS to WAS

• Change the period to a question mark

• Make no change

What change, if any, should be made to this sentence:

If it is your town was probably one of the first places settled in your area.

• Insert a comma after is

• Change ONE to WON

• Change first to First

• make no change

Explain how Texas can be located in the Northern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere at the same time.