Texas Spiral Review #1

The region shaded in green is the ...

• Coastal Plains

• Mountain & Basins

• North Central Plains

• Great Plains

The region shaded in red is the ...

• Coastal Plains

• Mountains & Basins

• Central Plains

• Great Plains

The region shaded in yellow is the ...

• Coastal Plains

• Mountains & Basins

• North Central Plains

• Great Plains

The region shaded in blue is the ...

• Coastal Plains

• Mountains & Basins

• North Central Plains

• Great Plains

Match the following

• fertile soil, wet & humid climate

• North Central Plains

• 3 sub regions

• Great Plains

• escarpments, short grasses for ranching

• Mountains & Basins

• hot summers, cold winters, little rain

• Coastal Plains

What is the relationship between the regions and the Native tribes of Texas?

• Tribes used the regions as battlegrounds

• Regional location influenced housing decisions and food resources

• Regional location had no influence

• Regional location influenced the tribes religious decisions

Match the tribes to their region.

Groups:

(a) Coastal Plains

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(b) Great Plains

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(c) North Central Plains

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(d) Mountains & Basins

• Wichita

• Coahuiltecan

• Jumanos

• Caddo

• Comanche

• Apaches

• Karankawa

Cabeza de Vaca explored the ________

• North Central Plains

• Coastal Plains

• Mountains & Basins

• Great Plains

Determine which accomplishment applies most to the explorer

Groups:

(a) Cabeza de Vaca

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(b) Robert La Salle

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(c) Alonzo Pineda

• short lived colony allowed France to claim land in Texas

• created a detail written report of his travels throughout North America

• 1st to map Texas coastline

The major goals of missions were to ​ (a)   and the major goal of the Presidios were to ​ (b)  

• converting Native to the Catholic religion
• protect mission dwellers from hostile tribes