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Texas History 1st Midterm Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which region on the map is shown in red?

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

2.

Which region on the map is identified in green?

a)

Central Plains

b)

Great Plains

c)

Coastal Plains

d)

Mountains and Basins

3.

Which region is shown in red?

a)

Great Plains

b)

Central Plains

c)

Mountains and Basins

d)

Coastal Plains

4.

Which region is shown in orange?

a)

Great Plains

b)

Coastal Plains

c)

Central Plains

d)

Mountains and Basins

5.

Which region of Texas is the largest and most populated? [and it's the one that YOU live in]

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

North Central Plains

c)

Mountains and Basins

d)

Great Plains

6.
What important event happened in 1519? [hint: this was the same year that Cortes conquered the Aztecs]
a)
Coronado found the seven cities of Cibola
b)
Columbus discovered Australia and Antartica
c)
Cabeza de Vaca was killed by angry Karankawas
d)
Pineda mapped the coast of Texas
7.
Name the era of Texas History that involved Spain setting up dozens of missions and presidios in different parts of Texas.
a)
Spanish Colonial Era
b)
Natural Texas and Its People
c)
Republic of Texas Era
d)
Mexican National Era
8.
What important mission was built in 1718?  hint: it will eventually be called "the Alamo"
a)
San Francisco de los Tejas
b)
San Juan Bautista
c)
San Antonio de Valero
d)
Santa Cruz de San Saba
9.
Name the era of Texas History that saw Mexico win its independence from Spain, and saw the start of the American colonization of Texas [led by an empresario named Stephen F. Austin].
a)
Republic of Texas Era
b)
Mexican National Era
c)
Spanish Colonial Era
d)
NONE  OF  THESE  ARE  CORRECT
10.
In what year did Mexico win its independence from the country of Spain?
Hint - This is the same year that Stephen F. Austin brought the first of the "Old 300" settlers to Texas
a)
1803
b)
1810
c)
1817
d)
1821
11.
Name the era of Texas History that includes the Battle of the Alamo, the Texas Declaration of Independence, the Goliad Massacre, and the capture of Santa Anna.
a)
Age of Contact
b)
Mexican National Era
c)
Texas Revolution
d)
Republic of Texas Era
12.
In what year did the Texans win their independence from the country of Mexico and elect their 1st President of Texas?
a)
1821
b)
1836
c)
1845
d)
1861
13.
Name the era of Texas History that involved the Texan's efforts to achieve annexation into the U.S. while trying to survive as a newly independent nation.
a)
Natural Texas and Its People
b)
Republic of Texas Era
c)
Mexican National Era
d)
NONE  OF  THESE  IS  CORRECT
14.

What is the highest point in Texas?

a)

Guadalupe Peak

b)

Bush Mountain

c)

Bartlett Peak

d)

Shumard Peak

15.

What nation borders Texas to the south?

a)

New Mexico

b)

Mexico

c)

Oklahoma

d)

Canada

16.

In what year did Texas become a state?

a)

1883

b)

1845

c)

1818

d)

1861

17.

What is the largest city in Texas by population?

a)

Dallas

b)

Austin

c)

San Antonio

d)

Houston

18.

Texas has two National Parks, Guadalupe Mountains and _____.

a)

Yellowstone

b)

Big Bend

c)

Yosemite

d)

Badlands

19.

Which of the following are states that border Texas?

a)

Oklahoma, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico

b)

Colorado, Arkansas, New Mexico, Louisiana

c)

Arkansas, Louisiana, Arizona, Oklahoma

d)

Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico

20.

What large body of water borders Texas on the southeast?

a)

Great Lakes

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Rio Grande River

d)

Gulf of Mexico

21.

What river creates most of the southern boundary of Texas?

a)

Brazos

b)

Red

c)

Rio Grande

d)

Sabine

22.

An Underground Reservoir...

a)

Steep Cliff

b)

Aguifer

c)

Sea Coast

d)

Hill

23.

Marshy part of a lake or river, sluggish, stagnant

a)

Island

b)

Canyon

c)

Bayou

d)

Bayou Billy

24.

Level land, low elevation, often covered with grass is

a)

Hill

b)

Bay

c)

Plains

25.

A steep cliff, edge of a mountain...

a)

Mesa

b)

Hill

c)

Island

d)

Escarpment

26.

How is the amount of precipitation in East Texas different from the amount in West Texas?

a)

East Texas gets more rain than West Texas

b)

West Texas gets more snow than East Texas

c)

East Texas gets about 25 cm or less precipitation per year

d)

West Texas gets more than 75 cm of precipitation per year

27.

How does the physical environment of Coastal Texas COMPARE with that of the Mountains and Basins region of Texas?

a)

Mountains and Basins have more rain

b)

Coastal Texas has a lower elevation

c)

Mountains and Basins Region has more rivers

d)

Coastal Texas has more desert

28.

Which statement best describes Texans during the Natural Texas and Its People era?

a)

The inhabitants had migrated to Texas from South America

b)

The inhabitants were Native Americans and Mexicans

c)

The inhabitants survived by hunting and gathering food

d)

The inhabitants named the region Texas

29.

Which city has less than half the annual precipitation of Dallas?

a)

San Antonio

b)

Amarillo

c)

El Paso

d)

Lubbock

30.

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

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

31.

Which letter represents a city in the Mountains and Basins region of Texas?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

D

d)

E

32.
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
33.
What region of Texas has a high risk of hurricanes?
a)
Mountains and Basins
b)
High Plains
c)
Central Plains
d)
Coastal Plains
34.
What river forms the boundary between Texas and Mexico?
a)
Red River
b)
Rio Grande River
c)
Lake Travis
d)
Colorado River
35.
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
36.
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
37.
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
38.
Texas Region with the smallest population?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Great Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
39.

A layer of rock or sand that can absorb and hold water.

a)

bayou

b)

plain

c)

escarpment

d)

aquifer

40.

The compass rose on a map

a)

points to north, south, east, and west.

b)

first appeared in Texas in 1810.

c)

will tell you when the map was created.

d)

defines the symbols used.

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