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Texas History Unit 1

Total questions: 150

Worksheet time: 4hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What river separates Texas and Oklahoma?

a)

Sabine

b)

Red

c)

Rio Grande

d)

Brazos

2.

I am a region with both hot and cold climate and mountains and deserts. Which am I?

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Coastal Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Great Plains

3.

Which of these states does not belong as a border of Texas?

a)

Louisiana

b)

Arkansas

c)

Arizona

d)

Oklahoma

4.

On a map of Texas, which city is farthest north?

a)

Amarillo

b)

Houston

c)

Fort Worth

d)

El Paso

5.

What region is Corpus Christi located?

a)

Great Plains

b)

North Central Plains

c)

Coastal Plains

d)

Mountains & Basins

6.

Which of these dwellings would a nomad use?

a)

Teepee

b)

Adobe

c)

Thatched roof house

d)

Wikiup (wigwam)

7.

Which letter on the map represents the coastal plains?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

8.

Which letter represents the Central Plains?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

9.

Which letter represents the High Plains?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

10.

Which letter represents the Mountains and Basins?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

11.

You will move from low to high elevations when traveling east to west across Texas.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Which is the largest region?

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Mountains and Basins

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Great Plains

13.

Which region has El Paso, TX?

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Mountains and Basins

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Great Plains

14.

Which region has the Guadalupe Mountains?

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Mountains and Basins

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Great Plains

15.

Which region has Austin, TX?

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Mountains and Basins

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Great Plains

16.

Which region has the Texas Panhandle?

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Mountains and Basins

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Great Plains

17.

Which region has the cities, Amarillo and Lubbock?

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Mountains and Basins

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Great Plains

18.

Which region DOES NOT border the Rio Grande river?

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Mountains and Basins

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Great Plains

19.

Which region DOES NOT border Oklahoma?

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Mountains and Basins

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Great Plains

20.

Lubbock is a major city in which Texas region?

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Central Plains

c)

High Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

21.

This region is along the Gulf Coast and includes Dallas and San Antonio.

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

North Central Plains

c)

Great Plains

d)

Mountains and Basins

22.

This region is in the west part of Texas and is the highest and driest part of Texas.

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

North Central Plains

c)

Great Plains

d)

Mountains and Basins

23.

This region is the most populated region in Texas.

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

North Central Plains

c)

Great Plains

d)

Mountains and Basins

24.

This region is the smallest of all 4 Texas regions.

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

North Central Plains

c)

Great Plains

d)

Mountains and Basins

25.

This region has many large cattle ranches.

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

North Central Plains

c)

Great Plains

d)

Mountains and Basins

26.

This region has mountains up to 8,000 feet.

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

North Central Plains

c)

Great Plains

d)

Mountains and Basins

27.
What are regions?
a)
Bodies of water
b)
Areas of land with physical features that set them apart from other areas of land
c)
A group of people with a shared set of beliefs, goals and religious customs.
d)
People who study the past.
28.
Which region does this represent?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
29.
Which region does this represent?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
30.
Which region does this represent?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
31.
Which region does this represent?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
32.
What river forms the boundary between Texas and Mexico?
a)
Red River
b)
Rio Grande River
c)
Lake Travis
d)
Colorado River
33.

When you move west, your elevation and rainfall will...

a)

Elevation will go up, rainfall will go down

b)

Elevation will go down, rainfall will go down

c)

Elevation will go up, rainfall will go up

d)

Elevation will stay the same, rainfall will go up

34.

The 4 regions on the map, which region has the cities of Houston, San Antonio, and Dallas?

a)

Mountains and Basin

b)

Coastal Plains

c)

Central Plains

d)

Great Plains

35.

The climate along the region’s coastline is ....

a)

cold, dry, snowy

b)

freezing, humid , dusty

c)

hot, humid, rainy

d)

hot, dry, sunny

36.
What river is the border river between the state of Texas and Oklahoma?
a)
Pecos River
b)
Rio Grande
c)
Red River
d)
Brazos River
37.

Which region of Texas has the largest urban (big cities) and cultural centers (museums, sports arenas, tourist attractions)?

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Mountains and Basins

38.
What region is Palo Duro Canyon?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
Central Plains
c)
Great Plains
d)
Mountain and Basins
39.
What region of Texas has a high risk of hurricanes?
a)
Mountains and Basins
b)
High Plains
c)
Central Plains
d)
Coastal Plains
40.

Which of the following is NOT a major city in the Great Plains?

a)

Amarillo

b)

Lubbock

c)

Midland

d)

Austin

41.

What is the climate like in the Mountains and Basins region?

a)

Swamps and mashlands

b)

Flooding

c)

Dry, little precipitation

d)

20-30 inches of rainfall per year

42.

Which of the following is NOT a major city found in the Gulf Coastal Plains?

a)

Amarillo

b)

Houston

c)

Dallas

d)

San Antonio

43.

Which statement about the four regions of Texas is the most accurate?

a)

The four regions of Texas have similar elevations and natural resources.

b)

The population of Texas is evenly distributed throughout the four regions.

c)

The geography of Texas is best suited for farming and ranching.

d)

The North Central Plains and the Mountains and Basins are the best areas in Texas for farming.

44.
Located in the Mountains and Basins, what is the highest point in Texas?
a)
Davis Mountains
b)
Chisos Mountians
c)
Guadalupe Peak
d)
Rocky Mountains
45.
Texas Region with the smallest population?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Great Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
46.
What river forms the boundary between Texas and Mexico?
a)
Red River
b)
Rio Grande River
c)
Lake Travis
d)
Colorado River
47.

Which Texas Region is located at Number 1?

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Mountains and basins

c)

Great Plains

d)

North Central Plains

48.

Which Texas region in located at number 2?

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Mountains and Basin

c)

Great Plains

d)

North Central Plains

49.

Which Texas region is located at number 3?

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Mountains and Basins

c)

Great Plains

d)

North Central Plains

50.

Which Texas region is located at number 4?

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Mountains and Basins

c)

Great Plains

d)

North Central Plains

51.

Which region will you find Amarillo and Lubbock?

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Central Plains

c)

Great Plains

d)

Mountains and Basins

52.

Which region will you find Corpus Christi and Houston?

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Central Plains

c)

Great Plains

d)

Mountains and Basins

53.

In which region will you find El Paso?

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Central Plains

c)

Great Plains

d)

Mountains and Basins

54.

Which Texas city is the home of the Alamo?

a)

Austin

b)

Ft. Worth

c)

El Paso

d)

San Antonio

55.

Where can you find the State Capitol and the LBJ Library?

a)

Dallas

b)

Houston

c)

Austin

d)

El Paso

56.
What large body of water borders Texas to the southeast?
a)
Gulf of Mexico
b)
Caribbean Sea
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Gulf of California
57.
Identify the area
a)
Arkansas
b)
Oklahoma
c)
New Mexico
d)
Mexico
58.

Which of the following is NOT one of the US states that borders Texas?

a)

Oklahoma

b)

Arkansas

c)

Louisiana

d)

Arizona

59.

What state borders Texas to the east?

(a)  

60.

What state borders Texas to the west?

(a)  

61.

What state borders Texas to the north?

(a)  

62.

The northeastern corner of Texas borders which state?

(a)  

63.
Which region does this represent?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
64.
Which region does this represent?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
65.
Which region does this represent?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
66.
Which region does this represent?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
67.
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
68.
What is the climate like in the Mountains and Basins region?
a)
Cool and dry
b)
Hot and dry
c)
Hot and wet
d)
Cool and wet
69.
A large area of flat or nearly flat land is 
a)
a mountain
b)
a plain
c)
the ocean
d)
pretty boring place, Miss.
70.
How many geographic regions are located in Texas?
a)
6
b)
2
c)
4
d)
1
71.
Which Texas region has beaches, pine forests, and plains?
a)
Mountains and Basins
b)
Coastal Plains
c)
Great Plains
d)
North Central Plains
72.

Fishing, Shipping, and oil are major industries in this region.

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

73.

This region is mostly desert with the least amount of rainfall in Texas.

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

74.

Some cities in The Coastal Plains are :

a)

Houston, Galveston, and Corpus Christi.

b)

Austin, Dallas, and Boerne.

c)

Lubbock, Abilene, and Amarillo.

d)

El Paso and Fort Davis.

75.

Some cities in The Great Plains are:

a)

Houston, Galveston, and Corpus Christi.

b)

Austin, Dallas, and Boerne.

c)

Lubbock, Abilene, and Amarillo.

d)

El Paso and Fort Davis.

76.

Cactus and Yucca are the most common vegetation in this region.

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

77.
Time period before written history
a)
Pre-Contact
b)
Pre-History
c)
Pre-Launguage
d)
Medieval Times
78.
People who travel from place to place and have no permanent homes.
a)
Wanderers
b)
Nomads
c)
Buffalo Hunters
d)
Zombies
79.
People who hunt animals and use every part of it (food, clothing, jewelry, etc) and gathers vegetation(plants).
a)
Hunters
b)
Hunters and Gatherers
c)
Bush People
d)
Gatherers
80.
Scientists who study human remains and artifacts to learn how people lived
a)
Archaeologists
b)
Anthropologists
c)
Architects
d)
Agriculturists
81.
A large animal that Natives hunted prior to the last Ice Age.
a)
Giraffe
b)
Alligator
c)
Mammoth
d)
Deer
82.
We live on the Gulf Coast and on islands between Galveston and Corpus Christi. Mosquitoes are terrible, so we cover our bodies with oil from alligators to keep them away.
a)
Apache
b)
Jumano
c)
Karankawa
d)
Atakapa
83.
We use tools, pottery and baskets covered in tar to keep them waterproof.  These come in handy as we fish in our dugout canoes. 
a)
Karankawas
b)
Kiowas
c)
Apaches
d)
Jumanos
84.
Scientists who study and compare people and how they lived.
a)
Agriculture
b)
Archaeologists
c)
Anthropologists
d)
Artifacts
85.
Which Native American Tribe were considered skilled fisherman?
a)
Caddo
b)
Karankawa
c)
Apache
d)
Comanche
86.
The Pueblo shelters were made of _____________ and could be several stories high.
a)
Buffalo 
b)
Pottery
c)
Adobe
d)
Wood
87.
Which tribe was known for farming and lived in the Piney Woods of the Coastal Plains? 
a)
Pueblo
b)
Caddo
c)
Karankawa
d)
Comanche
88.
In which Texas Region did the Pueblo live?
a)
Gulf Coastal Plains
b)
Desert
c)
Mountains and Basins
d)
High Plains
89.
This Native American Tribe were known as skilled horseback riders.
a)
Comanche
b)
Kickapoo
c)
Caddo
d)
Pueblo
90.
The Karankawa made ______________________ to help them fish.
a)
Boxes
b)
Blankets
c)
Dugout Canoes
d)
Sailboats
91.
This tribe used teepees for shelter.  Teepees were easy to take with them since they were nomads.
a)
Karankawa
b)
Caddo
c)
Comanche
d)
Pueblo
92.
In which Texas Region did the Karankawa live?
a)
Mountains and Basins
b)
High Plains
c)
Gulf Coastal Plains
d)
Central Plains
93.
Name the land bridge the first Americans might have crossed over into North America during the Ice Age:
a)
Artifact
b)
Mammoth Bridge
c)
Beringia
d)
Quarries
94.
The Caddos and the Comanche were forced to leave Texas and move to reservations in this state: 
a)
Texas
b)
Nebraska
c)
Iowa
d)
Oklahoma
95.
A ________________ is someone who travels from place to place at different seasons.
a)
nomad
b)
artifact
c)
confederacy
d)
adobe
96.
The Comanche got almost everything they needed from the __________________.
a)
Beads
b)
Pottery
c)
Corn
d)
Buffalo
97.
This tribe used irrigation from nearby streams to water their crops of beans, squash, and corn.
a)
Comanche
b)
Apache
c)
Pueblo
d)
Kickapoo
98.

The Lipan Apache lived in this region

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Central Plains

c)

Great Plains

d)

Mountains and Basins

99.

The Comanche lived in this region

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Central Plains

c)

Great Plains

d)

Mountains and Basins

100.

The Jumano lived in this region

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Central Plains

c)

Great Plains

d)

Mountains and Basins

101.

The Comanche were

a)

nomads

b)

semi-sedentary

c)

semi-nomads

d)

sedentary

102.

The Jumano and Tigua lived in teepees.

a)

True

b)

False

103.

Adobe is dirt and water mixed together to build houses.

a)

True

b)

False

104.

Tracing kinship through the mother's side of the family...

a)

Patrilineal

b)

Matrilineal

c)

Nomadic

d)

Sedentary

105.

People who hunt animals and gather wild plants for food...

a)

Nomads

b)

Sedentary

c)

Hunters-Gatherers

d)

Farmers

106.

Extremely dry, little to no rainfall, hot...

a)

Humid

b)

Arid

c)

Northers

d)

Cold

107.

building material made of dried clay and mud...

a)

Adobe

b)

Tepee

c)

Wigwam

d)

Beehive

108.

Which of the following tribes were hunters-gatherers?

a)

Karankawa

b)

Apache

c)

Comanche

d)

Caddo

109.

Which of the following tribes were nomadic?

a)

Karankawa

b)

Caddo

c)

Jumano

d)

Apache

e)

Comanche

110.

Which of the following tribes were sedentary?

a)

Karankawa

b)

Caddo

c)

Jumano

d)

Apache

e)

Comanche

111.

Which tribe had canoes as part of their adaptations to their environment?

a)

Karankawa

b)

Caddo

c)

Jumano

d)

Comanche

112.

What tribe has a matrilineal society?

a)

Caddo

b)

Jumano

c)

Apache

d)

Comanche

113.

Which tribe used irrigation as an adaptation for farming in their region?

a)

Jumano

b)

Caddo

c)

Comanche

d)

Karankawa

114.

Which tribe used adobe bricks to build their shelter?

a)

Jumano

b)

Caddo

c)

Apache

d)

Karankawa

115.

Which tribes used tepees as their shelter?

a)

Comanche

b)

Apache

c)

Karankawa

d)

Caddo

116.

What tribe lived in the Gulf Cultural Region of TX? (the Coastal Plains)

a)

Karankawa

b)

Jumano

c)

Comanche

d)

Apache

117.

Which tribe lived in the Pueblo Cultural Region of TX?

a)

Jumano

b)

Karankawa

c)

Caddo

d)

Apache

e)

Comanche

118.

Which tribes lived in the Plains Cultural Region of TX?

a)

Apache

b)

Comanche

c)

Jumano

d)

Caddo

e)

Karankawa

119.

What is an example of Texans adapting to their environment in the dry and hot regions of Texas?

a)

People cut down trees in the rainforest to build homes

b)

People built adobe houses because there were few or no trees.

c)

Families built log cabins using the many trees found on the plains.

d)

Anglo families hired Native Americans to build brick homes.

120.
Which Native culture hunted buffalo?
a)
Southeastern Culture
b)
Coastal Culture
c)
Plains Culture
d)
Pueblo Culture
121.
The Native practice of covering their bodies with wolf skin is an example of...
a)
Adaptation
b)
Personification
c)
Modification
d)
Animalfication
122.

How did the Native Americans adapt to their environment?

a)

By relying on the natural resources and materials around them

b)

By copying European practices

c)

The Natives did not rely on natural resources

d)

By praying to their gods for food and water

123.

What is a correct synonym for "Indigenous?'

a)

Foreign

b)

Native

c)

Indian

d)

American

124.
Mostly lived in the Mountains and Basins region
a)
Gulf Coast
b)
Plains
c)
Pueblo
d)
Southeastern
125.
Which Native American Tribe were considered skilled fisherman?
a)
Caddo
b)
Karankawa
c)
Apache
d)
Comanche
126.

The dugout canoe helped

a)

the Caddo farm.

b)

the Karankawa fish.

c)

the Comanche hunt.

d)

the Jumano build.

127.
Which of the following is part of a nomadic lifestyle?
a)
Setting up plots of land to grow crops.
b)
Moving south for the winter to follow the bison herd.
c)
Building houses out of mud bricks.
d)
Constructing large cities.
128.
This Native American Tribe were known as skilled horseback riders.
a)
Comanche
b)
Kickapoo
c)
Caddo
d)
Pueblo
129.
This tribe used teepees for shelter.  Teepees were easy to take with them since they were nomads.
a)
Karankawa
b)
Caddo
c)
Comanche
d)
Pueblo
130.
Which tribe used adobe to build their homes?
a)
Jumano
b)
Caddo
c)
Karankawa
d)
Waco
131.

The Native Americans who lived in the Great Plains were mostly...

a)

nomads

b)

settled

c)

farmers

d)

artists

132.

Which region is highlighted in the image?

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Great Plains

c)

Mountains and Bains

d)

North Central Plains

133.

Originating in a specific place or region.

a)

Indigenous

b)

Nomad

c)

Adobe

d)

Sedentary

134.

Someone who moves from place to place with no permanent home

a)

Indigenous

b)

Nomad

c)

Adobe

d)

Sedentary

135.

Sun-dried bricks made from a mixture of mud, with a small amount of straw or grass.

a)

Indigenous

b)

Nomad

c)

Adobe

d)

Sedentary

136.

Inhabiting the same locality (place) throughout life.

a)

Indigenous

b)

Nomad

c)

Adobe

d)

Sedentary

137.

The process of growing plants and raising animals for food.

a)

Agriculture

b)

Artifact

c)

Adapt

d)

Native

138.

A usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament showing human workmanship or modification.

a)

Agriculture

b)

Artifact

c)

Adapt

d)

Native

139.

To change behavior so that it is easier to function in a particular place or situation.

a)

Agriculture

b)

Artifact

c)

Adapt

d)

Native

140.

Living or growing naturally in a particular place.

a)

Agriculture

b)

Artifact

c)

Adapt

d)

Native

141.

An area or division, especially part of a country, state, or city, having definable characteristics.

a)

Region

b)

Physical Characteristics

c)

Human Characteristics

d)

Elevation

142.

The natural environment of a place or location on earth.

a)

Region

b)

Physical Characteristics

c)

Human Characteristics

d)

Elevation

143.

Human made features or modifications to the environment.

a)

Region

b)

Physical Characteristics

c)

Human Characteristics

d)

Elevation

144.

Height of the land.

a)

Region

b)

Physical Characteristics

c)

Human Characteristics

d)

Elevation

145.

Weather conditions that are common in an area.

a)

Climate

b)

Landforms

c)

Landmark

d)

Natural Resources

146.

A natural feature or trait of the earth's surface.

a)

Climate

b)

Landforms

c)

Landmark

d)

Natural Resources

147.

An object or feature of a landscape that is easily seen and recognized from a distance, especially one that enables someone to establish their location.

a)

Climate

b)

Landforms

c)

Landmark

d)

Natural Resources

148.

Materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occurs in nature and can be used for economic gain.

a)

Climate

b)

Landforms

c)

Landmark

d)

Natural Resources

149.

Moving from place to place without a permanent home.

a)

Resources

b)

Nomadic

c)

Pueblo

d)

Agriculture

150.

A specific location in the world with similar land features, climates, and resources

a)

Adaption

b)

Nomadic

c)

Geographic Regions

d)

Origin Stories

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