Natural Texas and Its People Study Guide 2023

Which region includes the major cities of Fort Worth and Abilene?

• Great Plains

• Coastal Plains

• Mountains and Basins

• North Central Plains

Which cultural group did the Coahuiltiecans belong to?

• Part of the Pueblo culture

• Part of the Plains culture

• Part of the Southeastern culture

• Part of Gulf Culture

The first people in Texas were primarily -

• entrepreneurs

• farmers

• hunter-gatherers

• traders

Determine whether each characteristic describes the culture of the Gulf or Plains Natives or of both groups:

Skilled horseman

Lived in Tipis

Primarily hunted buffalo for food

• Gulf Natives

• Plains Natives

• Both

How did the Apache and Comanche adapt/modify to their environment?

• By building irrigation systems for crops

• By hunting buffalo on horseback

• By using dugout canoes for fishing

• By using alligator grease as bug repellant

What is true about the first people to inhabit the Americas?

• Early people used boats to get to North America.

• Early people were nomadic.

• Early people could not leave Asia during the Ice Age.

• Early people established Beringia.

Which statement best explains what MOTIVATED the first people to come to inhabit the Americas?

• “Thousands of years ago, the Earth was experiencing an ice age.”

• “The first people to come to North America walked across a land bridge connecting Asia and North America.”

• “Eventually, those first people migrated all the way to Texas.”

• “They were hunters following herds of migrating animals.”

What advantage does farming have over hunting? Select two answers.

• Forces people to divide into hunting tribes and farming tribes and causing friction

• Allows people to stay in one place for longer periods of time if they desire

• Provides people with a dependable source of food allowing societies to develop

• Allows people to develop ways to travel faster than before

Which can be said about the South Eastern Culture tribes?

• Harvested crops

• Were hunter-gatherers

• Were skilled swimmers

• Used irrigation systems

Which of the following ARE NOT how Historians learn about early cultures? Select three answers.

• living like early Natives

• listening to recordings of Natives

• reviewing tax documents

• studying drawings and artifacts