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WorksheetsNatural Texas and Its Peoples
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How did horses get to North America?
a)
The Spanish brought them when they settled the region
b)
Horses are native to North America
c)
There were never horses in America until the late 1800s
d)
The Native Americans sold them to the Spanish.
2.
How did the first Americans (Indians) get to North America?
a)
From Spain in a boat
b)
In a sled from Greenland
c)
By horseback from South America
d)
By crossing a land-bridge
3.
What is the definition of “nomadic”?
a)
Staying in one place and not moving.
b)
Moving from place to place with no permanent home.
c)
Riding a horse to travel somewhere
d)
People who farm the land.
4.
Where does the word “Texas” come from and what does it mean?
a)
Spanish explorers named the region after a town in Spain.
b)
The state was named after a famous French explorer.
c)
The Caddo tribe named Texas and the word means "friendship"
d)
The Comanche tribe named it and the word means "happy"
5.
Why do historians divide the past into eras?
a)
A.
To include as
many historical events as possible
b)
A.
Limit the number
of facts taught within a unit
c)
A.
Improve the
development of timelines
d)
A.
Examine time periods with greater ease
6.
What did the Apache and Comanche tribes use in order to become great warriors?
a)
The horse
b)
The cow
c)
A dog
d)
A lion
7.
What do we mean when we say, “Indians had to adapt to their environment?”
a)
All Indians moved to where the land was easy to farm.
b)
Indians used resources around where they lived in order to survive
c)
Some tribes gave women more rights and privileges
d)
Sedentary Indians did not survive as long as Indians that were nomadic.
8.
The Indians in the Gulf Coast can be described as _________________ and _______________/________________
a)
Sedentary and farmers
b)
Sedentary and hunters/gatherers
c)
Nomadic and farmers
d)
Nomadic and hunters/gatherers
9.
Describe the Indian tribes (Jumanos) that lived in the Mountains and Basins region
a)
Nomadic, farmers, lived in adobe houses
b)
Sedentary, farmers and lived in adobe houses
c)
Nomadic, hunted buffalo, and lived in teepees
d)
Nomadic, fished from ocean, and lived in wigwams
10.
What natural resource is the greatest influence on where people choose to settle?
a)
Trees
b)
Climate
c)
Water
d)
Escarpments
11.
Which colored region represents the Mountains and Basins region?
a)
Pink
b)
Blue
c)
Green
d)
Orange
12.
Which colored region represents the Coastal Plains?
a)
Pink
b)
Blue
c)
Green
d)
Orange
13.
Which colored region represents the Great Plains?
a)
Pink
b)
Orange
c)
Blue
d)
Green
14.
Which colored region represents the North Central Plains?
a)
Blue
b)
Green
c)
Pink
d)
Orange
15.
The image correctly identifies the capital of Texas
a)
True
b)
False
16.
What river forms the boundary between Texas and Mexico?
a)
Red River
b)
Rio Grande River
c)
Lake Travis
d)
Colorado River
17.
What correctly describes the Mountains and Basins region?
a)
Least amount of rain and least populated
b)
Most amount of rain
c)
More people live here than in any other region
d)
Largest region
18.
Which correctly describes the Coastal region of Texas?
a)
Largest region and most amount of rain
b)
Smallest region and most amount of rain
c)
Least populated
d)
Little/no access to water
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