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WCJH Natural Texas and Its People Review

Total questions: 85

Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which area did the Comanches live?

a)

Central Plains

b)

Mountains and Basins

c)

East Texas

d)

Great Plains

2.

Which is the highlighted region?

a)

Mountains and basins

b)

Coastal region

c)

Great Plains

d)

North Central Plains

3.

Which is the highlighted region?

a)

Great Plains

b)

Coastal Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Mountains and Basins

4.

Which is the highlighted region?

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Mountains and Basins

c)

Great Plains

d)

North Central Plains

5.

Which is the highlighted region?

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

North Central Plains

c)

Great Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

6.

Which of the following is TRUE of all American Indian groups in early Texas?

a)

They almost destroyed their environment by using it up and moving on.

b)

They adapted to and used their environment to meet their needs.

c)

They ignored their environment, creating ways of meeting their needs without natural resources.

d)

They used up all natural resources.

7.

In which region did the Jumanos live?

a)

Great Plains

b)

Gulf Coastal Plain

c)

Mountains and Basins region

d)

Central Plains

8.

How does Coastal Texas compare to the Mountain and Basin Region?

a)

The Mountain and Basin region has more agriculture.

b)

Coastal Texas has a higher elevation.

c)

Coastal Texas has more rivers.

d)

The Mountain and Basin region has long summers and warm winters.

9.

Kiowa are craftsmen as Jumanos are ?

a)

nomads

b)

buffalo hunters

c)

fishermen

d)

traders

10.

Which city is marked by the letter A?

a)

Houston

b)

Dallas

c)

El Paso

d)

Austin

11.

Which city is marked by the letter B?

a)

Houston

b)

Dallas

c)

Fort Worth

d)

El Paso

12.

In which Texas region is city E located?

a)

Coastal

b)

Mountains and Basins

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Great Plains

13.

Which number represents the Red River, an important border barrier?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

14.
What river creates the border between Texas and Oklahoma?
a)
Rio Grande
b)
Red River
c)
Sabine River
d)
Trinity River
15.
The Rio Grande creates the border between Texas and.....
a)
New Mexico
b)
United States
c)
Mexico
d)
Canada
16.
What large body of water borders Texas to the southeast?
a)
Gulf of Mexico
b)
Caribbean Sea
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Gulf of California
17.
Which state does NOT border Texas?
a)
Arkansas
b)
New Mexico
c)
Arizona
d)
Oklahoma
18.
Identify the area
a)
Red River
b)
Sabine River
c)
Rio Grande
d)
Gulf of Mexico
19.
Identify the area
a)
Arkansas
b)
Oklahoma
c)
New Mexico
d)
Mexico
20.
What region is this?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
Mountains and Basins
c)
North Central Plains
d)
Great Plains
21.
What Region is this?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Mountains and Basins
d)
Great Plains
22.
What region is this?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
23.
What region is this?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
Mountains and Basins
c)
North Central Plains
d)
Great Plains
24.
What is culture?
a)
The language of a particular group.
b)
the traditions, beliefs,language, and arts of a particular group,
c)
The beliefs of a particular group.
d)
The arts of a particular group.
25.
What are the four natural regions of Texas?
a)
Coastal Plains, North Central Plains, Great Plains, Mountains and Basins
b)
North, South, East, West
c)
Upper East Side, Lower SOHO, Downtown, West Coast
d)
Old Cowhead
26.
What river is this?
a)
Sabine River
b)
Red River
c)
Rio Grande
d)
Trinity River
27.
What is the significance of the Comanche Indians?
a)
They were the most advanced tribe with farming and society
b)
They were nomadic fishermen who invented canoes
c)
They were fierce warriors who defended their land
d)
They fled the Spaniards and created a new home in West Texas
28.
Which of the following tribes were not nomadic?
a)
Coahuiltecan
b)
Apache
c)
Comanche
d)
Jumano
29.
What does region mean?
a)
Traditions beliefs, language, and arts of a particular group
b)
The site or position of a place or thing
c)
An area that is unified by one or more common characteristics
d)
To find a way to pass over or along an area of land
30.
What is the largest region in Texas?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
Mountains and Basins
c)
Great Plains
d)
North Central Plains
31.
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. 
32.
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
33.
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
34.
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
35.
What natural resource is the greatest influence on where people choose to settle? 
a)
Trees
b)
Climate
c)
Water
d)
Escarpments
36.
Which colored region represents the Mountains and Basins region? 
a)
Pink
b)
Blue
c)
Green
d)
Orange
37.
Which colored region represents the Coastal Plains? 
a)
Pink
b)
Blue
c)
Green
d)
Orange
38.
Which colored region represents the Great Plains? 
a)
Pink
b)
Orange
c)
Blue
d)
Green
39.
Which colored region represents the North Central Plains? 
a)
Blue
b)
Green
c)
Pink
d)
Orange
40.
What river forms the boundary between Texas and Mexico?
a)
Red River
b)
Rio Grande River
c)
Lake Travis
d)
Colorado River
41.
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
42.
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
43.

Which number is the Red River?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

44.

Which number is the Sabine River?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

45.

Which number is the Rio Grande River?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

46.
This region of the state has the highest population?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Great Plains
d)
Mountains & Basins
47.
This region is the lowest in elevation but the highest in rainfall?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Great Plains
d)
Mountains & Basins
48.
The driest, the furthest west and part of the Rocky Mountains?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Great Plains
d)
Mountains & Basins
49.

The ELEVATION of TEXAS...

a)

Decreases South to North

b)

Decreases East to West

c)

Decreases West to East

d)

Decreases North to South

50.
Name the geographic region highlighted on the map. 
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
Mountains and Basins
c)
North Central Plains
d)
Great Plains
51.
Name the geographic region highlighted on the map. 
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Great Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
52.
Name the geographic region highlighted on the map. 
a)
Mountains and Basins
b)
Great Plains
c)
North Central Plains
d)
Coastal Plains
53.
Name the geographic region highlighted on the map. 
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
Great Plains
c)
Mountains and Basins
d)
North Central Plains
54.
The cities of Amarillo & Lubbock are located in which Texas geographical region?
a)
Mountains and Basins
b)
Great Plains
c)
North Central Plains
d)
Coastal Plains
55.
Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio are all cities located in which Texas geographical region?
a)
Mountains and Basins
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Great Plains
d)
Coastal Plains
56.
 El Paso, Marfa, and Alpine are all cities located in which region?
a)
Mountains and Basins
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Great Plains
d)
Coastal Plains
57.

These two tribes lived in the Coastal Plains.

a)

Caddo and Jumano

b)

Jumano and Karankawa

c)

Karankawa and Coahuiltecan

d)

Apache and Commanche

58.

Which type of Native Americans depended on Buffalo for survival?

a)

Apache and Commanche

b)

Jumano and Tigua

c)

Tigua and Apache

d)

Coahuiltecan and Commanche

59.

If a tribe had the ability to farm they were most often

a)

sedentary- built permanent residences

b)

nomads- traveled around

c)

hunters- hunted buffalo

d)

fisherman- ate a bunch of fish

60.

Puebloan people primarily...

a)

were nomads

b)

build mounds not adobes

c)

hunted buffalo

d)

farmed

61.
The driest, the furthest west and part of the Rocky Mountains?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Great Plains
d)
Mountains & Basins
62.
The region has the coldest winters and drought can be a problem here.  
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Great Plains
d)
Mountains & Basins
63.
Which tribe of Natives was sedentary?
a)
Caddo
b)
Karankawa
c)
Apache
d)
Kiowa
64.
How many regions are their in Texas?
a)
4
b)
7
c)
11
d)
6
65.
Which region is the most populated of all the regions?
a)
Mountains and Basins Region
b)
North Central Plains 
c)
Coastal Plains 
d)
Great Plains 
66.
Which region has a dry, desert like climate with limited vegetation? 
a)
Mountain and Basins Region
b)
Great Plains 
c)
North Central Plains 
d)
Coastal Plains 
67.
Why does the Coastal Plains region receive the most rainfall on a yearly basis?
a)
it's location near the Rio Grande River
b)
it's location near the Gulf of Mexico
c)
flooding of the San Antonio River
d)
it's not the region with the most rainfall
68.
Which region is the home of Houston, Austin, San Antonio, and Dallas?
a)
North Central Plains 
b)
Great Plains 
c)
Coastal Plains 
d)
Mountains and Basins 
69.
Which of the following groups were a cliff dwelling culture and settled in the Mountains and Basins region of Texas?
a)
the Gulf Cutures
b)
the Puebloan Culture
c)
the Plains Natives 
d)
the Southeastern Tribes
70.
What tragic event happened in Galveston in 1900 that changed how people responded to storms?
a)
Hurricanes 
b)
Blizzards 
c)
Floods 
d)
Droughts 
71.
What river would help the Puebloan culture with irrigation?
a)
the Red River 
b)
the Rio Grande 
c)
the Gulf of Mexico 
d)
the Guadalupe River
72.

If you travel from west to east across the state of Texas, which of the following statements would be TRUE?

a)

The elevation stays the same.

b)

The elevation decreases.

c)

The elevation increases.

73.

Which group made their houses out of adobe?

a)

The Tigua and Jumanos

b)

Caddo and Comanche

c)

Apache and Caddo

d)

Comanche and Jumanos

74.

Which region can you visit El Paso?

a)

The Great Plains

b)

The Mountain and Basins

c)

The North Central Plains

d)

The Coastal Plains

75.

Because of the large amount of rain fall in the ______ it is the best region for growing crops.

a)

Mountain and Basins

b)

North Central Plains

c)

Coastal Plains

d)

The Great Plains

76.

Which region of Texas receives the most precipitation?

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

North Central Plains

c)

Great Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

77.

Sun dried bricks made from mud and straw are called

a)

stones

b)

Bricks

c)

Adobe

d)

Cement

78.

Which region of Texas has the most rivers?

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Coastal

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Great Plains

79.

_____ were nomadic, dependent on buffalo and were fierce warriors

a)

Pueblo and Jumano

b)

Karankawa

c)

Comanche and Apache

d)

Coahuiltecan and Atakapan

80.

______ were sedentary, farmer and lived in houses made of Adobe

a)

Kiowa

b)

Pueblo

c)

Comanche

d)

Atakapan

81.

If a person is a nomad what to they do?

a)

farm the land every year

b)

move from place to place

c)

builds permanent houses

d)

build forts and missions

82.

People who move from place to place frequently within a region are known as

a)

Wanders

b)

Travelers

c)

Nomadic

d)

Explorers

83.

How did Native Americans survive in Texas?

a)

Converted to Catholicism

b)

Adapted to their enviroment

c)

Received help from the Spaniards

d)

had help from other tribes

84.

What tribes used the following housing?

a)

Caddo and Wichita

b)

Karakawa and Caddo

c)

Jumano and Tigua

d)

Apache and Comanche

85.

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)

Precipitation decreases.

c)

Wide open prairies span all across Texas.

d)

Canyons and basins turn into coastal plains.

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