Unit 1 & 2

Why do Texas historians put information about the past into eras?

• To organize changes over time that have occurred in Texas

• To predict the future of Texas

• To explain how Texas became a state

• To describe the oil industry in Texas

What physical geographic feature do the Great Plains and the Coastal Plains have in common?

• Lack of water

• Major cities

• Cold winters and hot, humid summers

• Flat land for farming or ranching

What symbol is used to show the capital of a state on a map?

• a dot

• a star

• a square

• a squiggly line

Most major cities are located near...

• the state borders.

• areas with cooler climates.

• each other.

• waterways.

The Red River forms a border between Texas and

• Mexico.

• New Mexico.

• Louisiana.

• Oklahoma.

The time when American Indian tribes lived in Texas and adapted to their environment is known as

• Natural Texas and It's People.

• Age of Contact.

• Spanish Colonization.

• Early Statehood.

Which of the following cities is located closest to the Gulf of Mexico?

• Dallas

• San Antonio

• El Paso

• Houston

The Caddo that lived in far East Texas, lived in which geographical region?

• Coastal Plains

• North Central Plains

• Mountains and Basins

• Great Plains

How is the coast of Texas different from the Mountains and Basins region?

• Coastal Texas has higher elevation.

• Mountains and Basins have a long summer and a warm winter.

• Coastal Texas has more rivers.

• Mountains and Basins has more agriculture.

What is a similarity between the Coahuiltecan and the Karankawa?

• They built mounds.

• The were mainly farmers who traded with others.

• They were buffalo hunters.

• They were nomads living along the Gulf Coast.