Texas History Review - Units 1 & 2

Answer found in Unit 1-1: Natural Texas - Physical Geography

Guadalupe Peak is the highest point in Texas, rising 8751 feet above sea level.  In which region of Texas is the Guadalupe Peak located?

• Coastal Plains

• North Central Plains

• Great Plains

• Mountains and Basins

Answer found in Unit 1-1: Natural Texas - Physical Geography

This is a picture of South Padre Island. Pictures such as this can be found in what region?

• Great Plains

• North Central Plains

• Mountains and Basins

• Coastal Plains

Answer found in Unit 1-1: Natural Texas - Physical Geography

Based on the map, which region of Texas gets the most rainfall annually?

• Coastal Plains

• North Central Plains

• Great Plains

• Mountains and Basins

Answer found in Unit 1-1: Natural Texas - Physical Geography

Which region is the city of Fort Worth located?

• Coastal Plains

• Great Plains

• North Central Plains

• Mountains and Basins

Answer found in Unit 1-2: Natural Texas - Human Geography

Which Native American culture lived in teepees and hunted buffalo?

• Western Gulf Culture

• Southeastern Culture

• Plains Culture

Answer found in Unit 1-2: Natural Texas - Human Geography

Which Native American culture lived in huts of mud and clay and used canoes to hunt and fish?

• Western Gulf Culture

• Southeastern Culture

• Plains Culture

Answer found in Unit 1-2: Natural Texas - Human Geography

The _________ built homes of adobe and farmed using irrigation in the Mountains and Basins region.

• Puebloan Culture

• Plains Culture

• Southeastern Culture

• Western Gulf Culture

Answer found in Unit 1-2: Natural Texas - Human Geography

Based on the map, the Southeastern Culture lived in which region of Texas?

• The Coastal Plains

• Both the North central Plains and the Great Plains

• The Mountains and Basins

• Both the Coastal Plains and the Great Plains

Answer found in Unit 2-1: European Exploration of Texas

In 1519 the Spanish mapped the Texas coast.  Which explorer is credited with this accomplishment?

• Alonso Álvarez de Pineda 

• Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca 

• Francisco Vazquez de Coronado

Answer found in Unit 2-1: European Exploration of Texas

Who led an expedition through modern-day Texas and into modern-day Kansas looking for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold.

• Pineda

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Coronado

• Cortes