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Natives and Regions of Texas Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why was an agricultural economy, like farming, important to the natives?

a)

it wasn't- they did not use agriculture as a technology

b)

allowed the natives to maintain their nomadic lifestyle

c)

allowed the natives to be non-nomadic

d)

allowed the natives to roam the plains of Texas

2.
Describe the lifestyle of the Comanche people
a)
they were nomadic hunters that followed the bison and lived in tepees
b)
they were nomadic hunters that followed the alligators and lived in adobe
c)
they were agricultural and preferred to stay in one place
d)
they were hunter gatherers, and mainly followed the growth of berries
3.

What was one way in which the Jumano adapted to their region?

a)

irrigation of crops

b)

adobe homes

c)

becoming farmers, hunters and gatherers

d)

All of the above

4.

How did most Native Americans meet their basic food needs?

a)

trading with other tribes

b)

traveling all over

c)

utilizing the resources in their region

d)

buying goods and trading with settlers

5.

Which tribes were mainly farmers and non-nomadic?

a)

Apache, Comanche, Caddo

b)

Comanche, Jumano, Wichita

c)

Comanche, Kiowa, Coahuiltecan

d)

Wichita, Caddo and Jumano

6.

The driest, the furthest west region of Texas...

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

North Central Plains

c)

Great Plains

d)

Mountains & Basins

7.
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
8.

Region which includes the cities of Houston, San Antonio, and Dallas...

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

9.

Region which includes the city of El Paso...

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

10.

Region which includes the city of Fort Worth...

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

11.

Region which includes the city of Amarillo...

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

12.

Identify the Texas Region that is in blue.

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

13.

Identify the Texas Region that is in red.

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

14.

Identify the Texas Region in green.

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

15.

Identify the Texas Region that is in yellow.

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

16.

Which Texas Region has the most rivers?

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

17.

Which Spanish Explorer mapped the Texas Gulf Coast in 1519?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Alonso Pineda

c)

Cabeza De Vaca

d)

LaSalle

18.

Which Spanish Explorer was a medicine man, that was captured by the Karankawas, and documented his experiences in his journal about the land of Texas and its people?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Alonzo Pineda

c)

Cabeza De Vaca

d)

LaSalle

19.

Which Texas region has the most precipitation?

a)

Mountins and Basins

b)

North Central Plains

c)

Great Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

20.

Which Texas region has the least precipitation?

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

21.

When traveling EAST to WEST TEXAS, the elevation...

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

22.

Autobiographies, Letters, Diaries, Photographs produced during that specific era, are examples of...

a)

Primary Sources

b)

Secondary Sources

23.

Textbooks, documentaries, articles, and newspapers produced AFTER the event or era, are called...

a)

Primary Sources

b)

Secondary Sources

24.

Which European country was FIRST to explore the land of Texas, during the era, "Age of Contact"?

a)

England

b)

Portugal

c)

Spain

d)

France

25.

How did the "First People of Texas adopt to their environment?

a)

Tigua and Jumano made their houses from adobe.

b)

Comanche and Apache roamed the Great Plains region due to the harsh climate during the winter.

c)

The Caddo used the crop rotation system for their farming.

d)

The Karankawa and Coaheletican fished for their food.

e)

All of the Above

26.

Which of the statements is NOT a characteristic of the mission building era in Texas?

a)

Presidios were built to protect the mission.

b)

Missions were used as a way to spread Spanish culture.

c)

Missions were used to convert Native Americans to Catholicism/Christianity.

d)

Missions were used as a way to claim land.

e)

Missions were used as a place to store gold and other valuable resources that the Spanish found in Texas.

27.

Which natives were responsible for storing seeds of crops in their beautiful pottery?

a)

Caddoes (Southeastern Culture)

b)

Apaches (Plains Culture)

c)

Tiguas and Jumanos (Pueblo Culture)

d)

Cleveland Indians

28.

Natives who move from place to place are called?

a)

Transient

b)

Nomad

c)

Blue collar

d)

Farmers

29.

Which river shapes the northern part of Texas?

a)

Rio Grande river

b)

Red river

c)

Colorado river

d)

Sabine river

30.

How does the topography (natural features) change as you travel west in Texas?

a)

The elevation gets higher

b)

The precipitation (rain) is becomes greater

c)

There is no change

d)

The elevation gets lower

31.

The face of a cliff is called?

a)

Pueblo

b)

Drought

c)

Escarpment

d)

Mesa

32.

Which river shares the border of Louisiana & Texas?

a)

Rio Grande river

b)

Sabine river

c)

Colorado river

d)

Red river

33.

The Rio Grande river runs through all of the Texas regions EXCEPT...?

a)

Gulf Coastal Plains

b)

Mountains & Basins

c)

Great Plains

d)

Central Plains

34.

The Plains Indians were considered

a)

Farmers

b)

Nomads

c)

Peaceful

d)

Puebloan

35.

The Caddo separated themselves from most other tribes by

a)

Nomad

b)

Disease

c)

Fighting

d)

Farming

36.

The Caddo were a tribe that inhabited the southeastern culture region. They were known for their...

a)

Farming and pottery

b)

Puebloan living

c)

Fishing and boat travel

d)

Hunting skills

37.

The Camanche tribes inhabited the Central Plains culture region. They were known for their...

a)

Farming

b)

Pottery

c)

Nomadic lifestyle

d)

Fishing

38.

The Karwankawa tribe inhabited the Gulf culture regions. They were known for their...

a)

Fishing

b)

Farming

c)

Pottery

d)

Puebloan lifestyle

39.

Native tribe known for their Puebloan lifestyle.

a)

Caddo

b)

Karwankawa

c)

Jumano

d)

Comanche

40.

Which regions does this represent?

a)

Gulf Coastal Plains

b)

Great Plains

c)

Mountains & Basins

d)

Central Plains

41.

Which regions does this represent?

a)

Gulf Coastal Plains

b)

Great Plains

c)

Mountains & Basins

d)

Central Plains

42.

Which regions does this represent?

a)

Gulf Coastal Plains

b)

Great Plains

c)

Mountains & Basins

d)

Central Plains

43.

Which culture ate large amounts of buffalo?

a)

Gulf Coast

b)

Plains

c)

Puebloan

d)

Arcadian

44.

Which state borders the east side of Texas?

a)

New Mexico

b)

Oklahoma

c)

Louisianna

d)

Arkansas

45.

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 one natural resource, then learned to use another to meet their needs

46.

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

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

47.

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

a)

A

b)

B

c)

D

d)

E

48.

Which of the following are characteristics of the Mountains and Basins region of Texas?

a)

I and II

b)

II and III

c)

I and III

d)

All: I, II, and III

49.

The information listed in the box would most likely be used by historians to-

a)

Predict what life will be like in Texas

b)

Describe how the oil industry developed in Texas

c)

Explain how Texas became a state in the US

d)

Organize the changes over time that have occurred in Texas

50.

What physical feature is common in both the Great Plains and the Coastal Plains regions of Texas?

a)

Lack of significant water resources

b)

Cold winters and humid hot summers

c)

Flat land suitable for farming and ranching

d)

Major cities with large metropolitan areas