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Worksheets7th Grade DCA#1 Practice
Total questions: 86
Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins
Name the geographic region highlighted on the map.
Coastal Plains
Mountains and Basins
Name the geographic region highlighted on the map.
Coastal Plains
North Central Plains
Name the geographic region highlighted on the map.
Mountains and Basins
Great Plains
North Central Plains
Name the geographic region highlighted on the map.
Coastal Plains
Great Plains
The cities of Amarillo & Lubbock are located in which Texas geographical region?
Mountains and Basins
Great Plains
The cities of Austin, Ft. Worth, and Waco are located in which Texas geographical region?
Mountains and Basins
Great Plains
North Central Plains
Which Texas geographic region is the largest?
Mountains and Basins
Coastal Plains
What do the numbers in the vertical axis of this graph represent?
Hours in a day
Days of the week
Tina spends the largest portion of her income on...
rent
food
What are regions?
Bodies of water
Areas of land with physical features that set them apart from other areas of land
The Red River makes the border on the Northern part of Texas.
TRUE
FALSE
What river forms the boundary between Texas and Mexico?
Red River
Rio Grande River
What correctly describes the Mountains and Basins region?
Least amount of rain and least populated
Most amount of rain
What happens to the elevation of Texas as you head West?
It gets higher
It gets lower
Which of the following is an adaptation made by Texans to their environment?
escarpment
dam
forest
plateau
How is the amount of precipitation in East Texas different from the amount in West Texas? (click on map to see it better)
East Texas gets more rain than West Texas.
West Texas gets more rain than East Texas.
East Texas gets approximately 25 cm or less precipitation per year.
West Texas gets more than 75 cm of precipitation per year.
How does the physical environment of the Gulf Coastal Plains Region COMPARE with that of the Mountains and Basins Region?
The Mountains and Basins Region has more rain.
The Gulf Coastal Plains Region has a lower elevation.
The Mountains and Basins Region has more rivers.
The Gulf Coastal Plains Region has more desert.
In order to know an exact location on earth, you need to know-
Zip Codes
Nearby Cities
Latitude and Longitude
Time Zone
What is a Region?
a system of interconnected processes
an area that shares common characteristics
a relative location
flat plains that rise up to many hills and mesas
The ability of the Caddo to grow surplus of crops allowed them to
follow buffalo herds for a longer time
establish villages and permanent settlements
How did the Karankawa adapt to the marshes and the coastal environment?
They made waterproof shoes
They covered themselves in animal fat to ward off mosquitos
What were the Apache most dependent on?
Buffalo
Corn
The Jumano homes were different from the other native inhabitants of Texas because?
The Jumano houses were made from adobe
The Jumano built more tepees
How did soil quality and climate affect the lives of the Coahuiltecans?
They made complex canals
It forced them to hunt and gather food
Europeans landed near the Gulf Coast. Which tribe would they have met?
The Apache
The Karankawa
The _________ Tribe known for their superior hunting and fighting.
Jumano
Apache
Comanche
Which Region Number did the Comanche Live in?
1
4
What tribe lived at the northern tip of the panhandle in region 1?
Caddo
Kiowa
Which tribe lived in region #7?
Comanches
Jumanos
Which group lived near the coast in #4?
Apache
Karankawa
Which friendly, Southeastern tribe lived in the Piney woods in # 3
Jumanos
Caddo
Which explorer mapped the Gulf of Mexico in 1519?
Cortes
Pineda
Cabeza de Vaca
Coronado
Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztecs
Cortes
Pineda
Cabeza de Vaca
Coronado
What year did Alonso Alvarez de Pineda map the Texas coastline?
1492
1519
1521
1536
What year did Christopher Columbus land in Caribbean Islands?
1492
1519
1521
1536
Which tribe did Cabeza de Vaca meet with on Galveston Island?
Apache
Caddo
Jumanos
Karankawa
Which city of gold did Coronado set out to find?
Cibola
New Orleans
New York
Houston
TRUE or False. La Salle was a French explorer that accidentally came to Texas.
True
False
Which of these explorers landed at Matagorda Bay while searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River?
La Salle
Coronado
Cortez
Columbus
Why didn’t La Salle build a settlement at the mouth of the Mississippi River?
La Salle convinced the French to let him stay in Texas.
La Salle wanted to be king of the new world.
La Salle made a mistake and ended up heading towards the coast of Texas rather than Mississippi.
La Salle liked Texas better than Mississippi.
Why were the Spanish so upset at finding out the French had settled in Texas?
The Spanish were afraid that the French would claim Texas.
The Spanish were afraid that the French would try to introduce their language in the territories.
The Spanish were afraid that the French would sell their territory to the British.
The Spanish were afraid that the French would invade further south.
Which word fits this definition?
A Spanish soldier-explorer who sought personal riches and power, as well as wealth and glory for Spain, in the conquest for the Americas
conquistador
missionary
representative
privateer
Where did Alvar Nunez Cabeza De Vaca get shipwrecked in and captured by the Karankawas?
Grapevine
Spain
Florida
Galveston
Which explorer conquered the Aztecs and later became "governor" of the region of Mexico?
Coronado
Cortez
La Salle
Pineda
Which Texas explorer's route is circled?
Pineda
La Salle
Coronado
Moscoso
Which Texas explorer's route is circled
La Salle
Cabeza de Vaca
Cortez
Pineda
Which Texas explorer's route is circled
Cortez
Coronado
La Salle
Columbs
Whose men discovered the Grand Canyon and other major physical landmarks while on an expedition?
Cabeza de Vaca
Coronado
La Salle
What countries did the first explorers come from?
England and Portugal
Spain and France
Italy and Germany
Canada and Mexico
What San Antonio mission was established in 1718?
Mission San Antonio de Valero
Mission San Jose
Mission San Francisco de los Tejas
Mission San Juan
Why were most missions built near San Antonio?
San Antonio had the best limestone
San Antonio was located half way between Mexico and East Texas
Father Damian Massenet, Father Francisco Hidalgo, Father Antonio Margil de Jesus are all...
Spanish Explorers
French Explorers
Spanish Missionaries
This person convinced the governor of New Spain to create missions in east Texas to convert the Caddo. Started the first missions in east Texas in 1690.
Francisco Hidalgo
Jose de Escandon
Fray Damian Massanet
Antonio Margil de Jesus
What were the 3 main reasons why the Missions failed?
Click All That Apply
Natives did not want to convert
Natives were exposed to diseases
Natives were having to do all of the work
Natives enjoyed living in missions
Who was the Spanish priest who contacted French priests to help convert Native Americans when Spanish priests were unavailable?
Father Damian Massanet
Father Francisco Hidalgo
Antonio Margil de Jesus
Marques de San Miguel de Aguayo
Which of the following established Mission San Jose in 1720?
Father Margil de Jesus
Father Olivarez
Father Hidalgo
Father Massanet
I am a Spanish military commander who led expansion into South Texas. Settled the lands between the Rio Grande and Nueces Rivers. Who am I?
Juan Seguin
Joaquin Enriquez
Jose de Escandon
Francisco Coronado
A town or village made up of people who are NOT priests or soldiers is a__________
Hacienda
Presidio
Mission
Civil Settlement
A large estate or ranch in Spanish territory.
Hacienda
Mestizo
Presidio
Catholicism
a popular narrative song of Mexico. The songs are often about oppression, history, daily life for peasants, and other socially important information.
mariachi
cumbia
corrido
all answers are correct
A group of people who leave their native country to form a settlement in a new land; ruled by their native country
Hacienda
Corrido
Mission
Colony
Which best describes life in a Spanish Mission?
No prayer, playing soccer, paddling canoes down the nearest river to go fishing
Prayer in the morning, and then work all day in the mission grounds. Were usually physically punished if disobeyed priests.
How did the missions, presidios and towns/villages help each other?
They all helped in working the land to grow crops.
They shared their resources equally.
The presidios gave protection and the missions and towns gave food and shelter to the soldiers that lived in the presidios.
They all helped to build the missions.
Following the Galveston Hurricane of 1900, residents adapted to their environment by -
requiring all new buildings to be one mile inland
abandoning Galveston altogether
raising much of the city to prevent future flooding
Building dozens of new bridges to make evacuations more efficient
What was the purpose of the Sea Wall?
To keep the sea life out of Galveston
To connect the island with the mainland
To protect the island from hurricanes
To employ people
Which Native Cultural region is found in Region 7?
Puebloan
Gulf
How did the Karankawa navigate the rivers and streams of the coastal environment?
They made waterproof shoes
They made dugout canoes
Form of alternative energy that uses tall turbines that generate power when they are turned...
Wind Energy
Nuclear Energy
Fuel Energy
Solar Energy
Which form of alternative energy is most common according to the chart above?
Wind energy
hydropower
geothermal energy
solar energy
The word “tejas” is the origin of our state’s name. In the Caddo language, this word meant -
Friend
Mission
Peace
Harvest
When people change Earth to fit themselves...
Modification
Adaptation
Building dams to store or divert (change the path of) water
Adaptation
Modification
A person changes themselves or learns a new behavior to fit their environment...
Adaptation
Modification
