Checkpoint Review

Texas elevation ​ (a)   as you move west and ​ (b)   as you move east.

• increases
• decreases
• remains flat

How do the physical characteristics of the the Gulf Coastal Plains compare with the Mountain and Basins region?

• Texas coast has more rivers

• Texas coast is a higher elevation

• The Mountains and Basins region has a humid climate

• The Mountains and Basins region has a wet climate

What physical feature is found in both the Great Plains and the Coastal Plains?

• Cold winters

• Flat land

• wet climate

• many rivers

How are the Karankawas and Coahuiltecans similar? Select ALL that apply

• They are both part of the Pueblo Culture

• They are part of the Western Gulf Culture

• They are both hunter-gatherers

• They both live in the Gulf Coastal Plains

• They are both nomads

The defining characteristic of the Age of Contact is that ​ (a)   and ​ (b)   explorers both claimed ​ (c)   in Texas.

• Spanish
• French
• land
• Native Americans
• Anglo

French explorer, ​ (a)   landed in Matagorda Bay and was looking for the Mississippi River.

• Rene-Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle
• Hernan Cortes
• Alonso de Pineda
• Cabeza de Vaca

Why did European explorers investigate the Americas?

• Gold

• God(spread Christianity)

• leave cities

• scientific discovery

• Claim land in the new world

Tejano and Empresario​ (a)   helped Stephen F. Austin locate land in Texas

• Erasmo Seguin
• Moses Austin
• Martin de Leon
• Lorenzo de Zavala

The city of San Antonio is an example of the cultural legacy of ​ (a)  

• Spain
• France
• United States
• Portugal
• Italy

Which Texas city was established by Spain in 1718?

• Laredo

• San Antonio

• Refugio

• Nacogdoches