Unit 2: Natural Texas and its People

How did the first group of people make their way from Asia to Texas?

• The first group arrived by crossing a land bridge.

• The first group arrived by sailing over the Bering Sea.

• The first group arrived by island hopping.

• The first group came across on the ice sheets.

What two physical features are common in both the Great Plains and the Central Plains?

• Flat land for farming and ranching

• desert area with a lack of water resources

• hot summers

• major cities with large metropolitan areas.

The era Natural Texas and its People is describe how?

• The Spanish and the American Indians claimed land in Texas.

• The Indians that lived in Texas, adapted to its environment

• Settlers in Texas learned the culture of the Native Americans.

• Conflicts between Indian tribes and Europeans were common.

All American Indian groups in early Texas were?

• Almost destroyed their environment.

• They ignored their environment, creating ways of meeting their needs without natural resources.

• They got use to and used their environment to meet their needs.

• Used up all natural resources.

Which of the statements is most accurate?

• The Gulf Coastal Plains is at 500 ft.

• The North Central Plains is at 1000 ft. higher than the Gulf Coastal Plains

• The elevation of the Great Plains is over 3000 ft.

• Mountain and Basin region is exactly three times as high as the North Central Plains

What are the three rivers that are a natural border for Texas?

• Red, Rio Grande, and Sabine Rivers

• Pecos, Colorado, and Trinity Rivers

• Guadalupe, Sabine, and Red Rivers

• Rio Grande, Colorado, and Mississippi Rivers

What is the name of the land bridge that appeared during the Ice Age between the continents of Asia and the United States?

• The Strait

• The Bering Strait

• The Bering

• The Strait Bering

Which Texas Indian tribal group lived in tall, grassy huts for shelter?

• Karankawa

• Apache

• Caddo

• Comanche

Which Indians lived in tepees, lived in Southern plains and were nomadic?

• Apache

• Caddo

• Comanches

• Karankawas

Which new Native American technology was related to the cooking and storage of food?

• adobe

• atlatl

• pottery

• agave