Nine Week Practice Exam

As you travel east across Texas it can be concluded that -

• precipitation and elevation both drastically increase.

• elevation and precipitation remain the same across Texas.

• elevation increases and vegetation decreases.

• elevation decreases and vegetation increases.

In what region is Dallas located?

• Coastal Plains

• North Central Plains

• Great Plains

• Mountains and Basins

Which region has always supported the largest population of people due to its natural resources?

• Great Plains

• Central Plains

• Gulf Coastal Plains

• Mountains and Basins

As the Caddos in east Texas developed agricultural practices, -

• they abandoned their nomadic way of life.

• they continued to hunt and gather.

• they continue to roam the open plains, following the buffalo.

• they moved to the coast line and became dependent on sea food.

Which Native Texan tribe relied on the bison to support everyday life and which region would you expect the bison to be the primary source of food?

• Karankawa; North Central Plains

• Karankawa; Mountains and Basins

• Comanche; Coastal Plains

• Comanche; Great Plains

Identify the culture group represented in Visual W.

• Gulf Coastal

• Southeastern

• Pueblo

• Plains

Identify the culture group represented in Visual Y.

• Gulf Coastal

• Southeastern

• Pueblo

• Plains

Which era in Texas history is described by the Visuals W-Z?

• Spanish-Mexican Revolution

• Age of Contact

• Spanish Colonial

• Native Texas and Its People

Why did the Jumanos use adobe to build their houses?

• There was so much lumber in the area.

• They enjoyed making teepees out of buffalo hides.

• The mud used to make the adobe was the most abundant natural resource.

• The cactus used to make the lean-tos was plentiful.

Christopher Columbus’ expedition to find a westward route to India ended in failure, but his journey did have an indirect effect on Texas because -

• the New World was opened to Spanish exploration.

• Spanish explorers traveled throughout Texas and found vast amounts of gold.

• French explorers made the first claim on Texas.

• the French explorer La Salle was the first European to map the Rio Grande.