Natural TX & It's People

What common characteristics do the Karankawa and Kiowa share?

• Lived permanently in once place.

• Both tribes were nomadic

• Had an advanced form of government headed by two leaders.

• Farmed in the East Texas Timberlands.

• *Hunters, traders, and agricultural

• *Lived in adobe homes

• *Made pottery that they traded with other tribes across Texas

Which cultural region is described above?

• Gulf Culture

• Southeastern Culture

• Plains Culture

• Puebloan Culture

What region would most likely include these images?

• North Central Plains

• Mountains & Basins

• Great Plains

• Coastal Plains

Which Native American group would best complete the chart?

• Caddoes

• Comanches

• Jumanos & Tiguas

• Karankawas

Which statement best reflects the information contained in the map?

• A tourist visiting El Paso will most likely need an umbrella.

• The Coastal Plains receives the least amount of precipitation of all regions.

• Precipitation decreases the farther you travel from the Gulf of Mexico.

• Mountains and Basins receive more precipitation than the North Central Plains.

• *Houston

• *Sabine River

• *Dallas

Which region of Texas is described by the physical and human characteristics above?

• North Central Plains

• Great Plains

• Coastal Plains

• Mountains and Basins

The image above best depicts the life of which Native American tribe?

• Farmed in the East Texas Timberlands

• Had an advanced form of government headed by two leaders.

• The tribes were nomadic

• The tribe relied heavily on fishing for food.

What happens to the population of Texas as you travel from the Coastal Plains to the Mountains and Basins?

• The population increases

• The population decreases

• The population remains the same.

• There is no correlation between population and location. 

Which of the following is an example of an artifact?

• A buffalo bone

• Corn growing in a field

• The Brazos River

• An arrow head

Which of the following landforms would most likely be found in the Coastal Plains?

• Mountains

• Desert

• Plateau

• Swamps