Natural Texas and It's People Review

Which region on the map includes the major cities of Houston, San Antonio, and Dallas?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which of the following correctly replaces the question mark in this diagram?

• Part of the Plains culture

• Part of the Puebloan culture

• Part of the Southeastern culture

• Part of Shaman culture

The first people in Texas were primarily -

• farmers

• traders

• hunter-gatherers

• entrepreneurs

Determine whether each characteristic describes the culture of the Gulf or Plains Natives or of both groups. Select the correct answer in each row.

• Gulf Natives

• Plains Natives

• Both

How did the Jumano modify their environment?

• By using alligator grease as bug repellant

• By building irrigation systems for crops

• By using dugout canoes for fishing

• By hunting buffalo on horseback

What claim is supported by the excerpt?

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

• B. Early people were nomadic.

• C. Early people established Beringia.

• D. Early people used boats to get to North America.

Which statement BEST provides evidence for the answer to Part A?

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

• B. “The first people to come to North America walked across that land bridge.”

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

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

How did learning to farm change life for early people?

• By requiring them to stay in one place for longer periods of time

• By allowing them to develop ways to travel faster than before

• By giving them the opportunity to develop better tools for hunting

• By providing them with a dependable source of food allowing societies to develop

• By forcing them to divide into hunting tribes and farming tribes and causing friction

Which phrase correctly replaces the question mark in the table?

• Harvested crops

• Used irrigation systems

• Were hunter-gatherers

• Were skilled swimmers

Historians learn about early cultures by -

• studying drawings and artifacts

• living like early Natives

• reviewing tax documents

• listening to recordings of Natives