NEW
Font size
S
M
L
XL
WorksheetsUnit 1: Natural Texas and Its People
Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 48mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What region is Austin, TX located in?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
2.
What region is Palo Duro in?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
3.
What region is Dallas in?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
4.
How many geographic regions are located in Texas?
a)
6
b)
2
c)
4
d)
1
5.
Name the geographic region highlighted on the map.
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
Mountains and Basins
c)
North Central Plains
d)
Great Plains
6.
Name the geographic region highlighted on the map.
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Great Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
7.
Name the geographic region highlighted on the map.
a)
Mountains and Basins
b)
Great Plains
c)
North Central Plains
d)
Coastal Plains
8.
Name the geographic region highlighted on the map.
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
Great Plains
c)
Mountains and Basins
d)
North Central Plains
9.
This region of Texas has the smallest population and fewest towns.
a)
North Central Plains
b)
Mountains and Basins
c)
Central Plains
d)
Coastal Plains
10.
The Great Plains is also known as...
a)
The Wide Open Range
b)
The Panhandle
c)
The Hill Country
d)
Plain and Simple
11.
What is the largest region in Texas?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
Mountains and Basins
c)
Great Plains
d)
North Central Plains
12.
What is the climate in the Mountains and Basins like?
a)
Arid
b)
Snowing and Raining
c)
It's not too hot, not too cold, all you need is a light jacket.
d)
Humid
13.
The Red River acts a natural border between
a)
Texas and New Mexico
b)
Texas and Mexico
c)
Texas and Oklahoma
d)
Texas and Louisiana
14.
The Great Plains Region offered what type of economic activities?
a)
climate
b)
birds
c)
ocean
d)
farm crops
15.
What region of Texas has a high risk of hurricanes?
a)
Mountains and Basins
b)
High Plains
c)
Central Plains
d)
Coastal Plains
16.
Why does the Great Plains region have a cooler temperature than other Texas regions?
a)
because the Great Plains is higher in elevation
b)
because the Great Plains is closest to the equator
c)
because the Great Plains is a flat land with very little vegetation
d)
because the Great Plains is right next to the Gulf of Mexico
17.
Elevation is
a)
the height above sea level
b)
flat or nearly flat land
c)
an island that acts as a barrier between land and sea.
d)
a sunken area
18.
What river runs through the Mountains and Basins region?
a)
Red River
b)
San Antonio River
c)
Colorado River
d)
Rio Grande River
19.
The Rolling Plains, Cross Timbers, and the Grand Prairie are a part of what region?
a)
North Central Plains
b)
Great Plains
c)
West Texas
d)
Coastal Plains
20.
What is the main industry in the Texas economy?
a)
Cotton
b)
Wheat
c)
Oil
d)
Glass
21.
The largest city in Texas is
a)
Houston
b)
San Antonio
c)
Dallas
d)
Austin
22.
What is the climate in the Coastal Plains like?
a)
Humid
b)
Arid
c)
Cold
d)
Stormy
23.
Ranching is a type of job that deals with
a)
growing crops
b)
raising livestock
c)
fishing
d)
fighting Harambe
24.
What region has the cities of Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Austin, and Corpus Christi?
a)
Mountains and Basins
b)
High Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Central Plains
25.
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
26.
Texas Region with flat, treeless plains and grasslands, Palo Duro Canyon?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Great Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
27.
Texas Region where Dallas is located?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Great Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
28.
Texas Region where the city Ft. Worth is located? (the largest city in that region)
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Great Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
29.
Texas Region where the cities Lubbock and Amarillo are located?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Great Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
30.
What are regions?
a)
Bodies of water
b)
Areas of land with physical features that set them apart from other areas of land
c)
A group of people with a shared set of beliefs, goals and religious customs.
d)
People who study the past.
31.
Which of the following statements best explains why the Mountains and Basins region is not good for farmers?
a)
The land is too high.
b)
There is too much wildlife.
c)
The soil is too rocky.
d)
There are too many tourists.
32.
What large body of water touches the Coastal Plains region?
a)
Gulf of Florida
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Gulf of Mexico
33.
What is a nomad?
a)
Someone who lives in one place.
b)
A turtle.
c)
Someone that moves around from place to place.
d)
A tribal chief.
34.
Which two groups were nomads along the Gulf Coast in the Coastal Plains Region?
a)
The Coahuiltecan and the Karankawa
b)
The Comanche and the Apache
c)
The Jumano and the Apache
d)
The Tigua and Kiowas
35.
American Indian tribes lived in Texas and adapted to the environment describes what era of Texas history?
a)
Natural Texas and Its People
b)
Mexican National
c)
Texas Revolution
d)
The Civil War
36.
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.
37.
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
38.
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.
39.
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
40.
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
41.
What natural resource is the greatest influence on where people choose to settle?
a)
Trees
b)
Climate
c)
Water
d)
Escarpments
42.
What was the main food source for tribes living along the coastline?
a)
Wild Dodo birds
b)
Bison/Buffalo
c)
Sticks and small stones
d)
Fish and Wild berries
43.
A period of time with distinct political, economic, social characteristics.
a)
Era
b)
Aquifer
c)
Escarpment
d)
Mountain Range
44.
Why is Natural Texas and Its People considered an era in Texas?
a)
It is recognized by American Indians as their only historical era.
b)
It is a time that defines Texas culture today.
c)
It introduces the first contacts between all native groups and Europeans.
d)
It defines a time for study of both geographic causes and historical effects on Texas history.
45.
The Caddo that originally lived in East Texas were also living in which geographic region?
a)
Great Plains
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Central Plains
d)
Mountain and Basin region
46.
In which region of Texas did the Comanches live?
a)
Gulf Coast
b)
Mountain and Basin Region
c)
East Texas
d)
Great Plains
47.
When traveling from east to west across the state of Texas, which of the following describes the changes in physical geography that occur?
a)
The elevation decreases.
b)
The elevation increases.
c)
Wide open prairies span all across Texas.
d)
Canyons and basins turn into coastal plains.
48.
Which of the following describes the population patterns of Texas during the Natural Texas and Its People era?
a)
American Indian tribes were most populous along the border with Mexico.
b)
Large cities were located in the Gulf Coastal Plain and Great Plains region.
c)
Most of the population was concentrated in the Mountain and Basin region.
d)
Nomadic groups inhabited the Plains region and settled groups lived in East Texas.
49.
Kiowa : craftsmen :: Jumanos : __________
a)
Nomads
b)
Buffalo hunters
c)
Fishermen
d)
Traders
50.
In determining the lifestyle of American Indians in early Texas, which of the following would likely provide the BEST information?
a)
Databases and graphs
b)
Media and news
c)
Biographies
d)
Artifacts
51.
Using the information from the population charts, which of the following is TRUE of both the U.S. population and the American Indian population in the 1900s?
a)
Each gradually increased each year.
b)
U.S. population is about the same as the American Indian population.
c)
Where the U.S. population slowly increased, the American Indian population rapidly increased in the second half of the century.
d)
Both populations decreased during the first half of the century.
52.
Based on the information on the map, which of the following accounts for the location of the cities labeled A,B, C, D, and E?
a)
The cities are located along the state borders.
b)
The cities are located in close proximity to each other.
c)
The cities are located in the north where the climate is cooler.
d)
The cities are located near waterways which provide transportation.
53.
Which city is marked by the letter A?
a)
Houston
b)
Dallas
c)
El Paso
d)
Austin
54.
Which number represents the Red River, an important border barrier?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
55.
In which Texas region is city E located?
a)
Coastal
b)
Mountain/Basin
c)
North Central Plains
d)
Great Plains
56.
Which city is marked by the letter B?
a)
Houston
b)
Dallas
c)
Fort Worth
d)
El Paso
57.
Which city is marked with the letter C?
a)
Dallas
b)
El Paso
c)
Austin
d)
Houston
Reset
