**Practice Test**

Which region of Texas is known for its tropical, hot, and humid climate?

• North Central Plains

• Gulf Coastal Plains

• Great Plains

• Mountains and Basins

Which explorer is known for defeating the Aztecs in Mexico?

• Pineda

• Cortez

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Coronado

Which river forms the border between Texas and Louisiana?

• Red River

• Brazos River

• Rio Grande

• Sabine River

What was the primary goal of the missions established in Texas?

• Protect the missions

• Increase population

• Convert Native Americans to Catholicism

• Spread Spanish culture

Ft Worth is located in the North Central Plains Region

• True
• False

Who survived the winter with her daughter and a slave girl?

• Jane Long
• Pocahauntas
• James Long

A very wet, humid climate is most common in which region?

• Gulf Coastal Plains
• North Central Plains
• Mountains and Basins

4. The Caddo tribe settled in which area of Texas?

• east Texas
• west Texas
• Mountains and Basins

Which very large river borders present day Mexico?

• Sabine River
• Rio Grande
• Red River

What material was used to build houses in the Pueblo culture

• grass
• hides
• adobe clay