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Texas History Vocabulary #1

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Definition of Region

a)

area of land that is unified by a common characteristic

b)

the physical arrangement observed by looking at where people live

c)

a natural physical feature on the earth’s surface

2.

Definition of Human Geography

a)

study of human activities related to interaction with the environment and control of the Earth’s surface

b)

a natural physical feature on the earth’s surface

c)

area of land that is unified by a common characteristic

3.

Definition of Landform

a)

study of human activities related to interaction with the environment and control of the Earth’s surface

b)

a natural physical feature on the earth’s surface

c)

types of industries created to produce and distribute goods and services

4.

Definition of Settlement Patterns

a)

study of the patterns and process related to the Earth’s surface

b)

the physical arrangement observed by looking at where people live

c)

types of industries created to produce and distribute goods and services

5.

Definition of Nomadic

a)

moving from one place to another without a permanent home

b)

exchanging a good or service for a good or service

c)

process created to govern societies

6.

Definition of Mission

a)

a settlement founded to spread Christianity to the people in the area

b)

movement from one region to another

c)

traveling to new territories for the purpose of discovery

7.

Definition of Adapt

a)

remaining in one place

b)

exchanging a good or service for a good or service

c)

to become accustomed to the conditions

8.

Definition of Modify

a)

process created to govern societies

b)

remaining in one place

c)

to make changes to the current conditions

9.

Definition of Presidio

a)

traveling to new territories for the purpose of discovery

b)

state-sponsored settlement of people to new territories

c)

military post or guarded settlement in an area under Spanish control

10.

Definition of Economic Activities

a)

area of land that is unified by a common characteristic

b)

study of the patterns and process related to the Earth’s surface

c)

types of industries created to produce and distribute goods and services

11.

Definition of Physical Geography

a)

types of industries created to produce and distribute goods and services

b)

study of human activities related to interaction with the environment and control of the Earth’s surface

c)

study of the patterns and process related to the Earth’s surface

12.

Definition of Civil War

a)

war between groups living with a country

b)

a military complex of buildings where soldiers live

c)

to withdraw from a nation or state to be independent

13.

Definition of Reconstruction

a)

to withdraw from a nation or state to be independent

b)

process of rebuilding the Union with the readmission of the southern states

c)

war between groups living with a country

14.

Definition of Election

a)

event held to allow citizens to vote for leaders

b)

issues related to being an involve citizen in the community

c)

the method of selecting and interacting with political candidates and leaders

15.

Definition of Reservations

a)

an area of land set aside by the government for use by American Indian tribes

b)

a military complex of buildings where soldiers live

c)

a collection of businesses that produce a similar good or service

16.

Definition of Migration

a)

movement from one region to another

b)

state-sponsored settlement of people to new territories

c)

a military post or guarded settlement in an area under Spanish control

17.

Definition of Federalism

a)

political system in which power is shared between a national centralized government and a collection of smaller state governments

b)

changing from one governmental structure to another

c)

a formal agreement between countries

18.

Definition of Dictator

a)

a leaders who takes total control

b)

a formal agreement between countries

c)

being free to control oneself

19.

Definition of Treaty

a)

a leader who takes total control

b)

a formal agreement between countries

c)

being free to control oneself

20.

Definition of Agriculture

a)

an area of land given to individuals by the government

b)

the industry of growing crops and raising livestock, also known as farming

c)

the unique cultural blending of Spanish and American traditions in Texas

21.

Definition of Empresario

a)

the industry of growing or raising livestock, also known as farming

b)

the unique cultural blending of Spanish and American traditions in Texas

c)

an agent who makes all the arrangements to bring settlers to a colony

22.

Definition of Industry

a)

a collection of businesses that produce a similar good or service

b)

a military complex of buildings where soldiers live

c)

an area of land set aside by the government for use by American Indian tribes

23.

Definition of urbanization

a)

to limit the amount of a good someone can have at one time

b)

a liquid resource that is taken from the ground and used to make gasoline and other products

c)

the growth of towns and cities