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WorksheetsUnit 1: Regions/Tribes of Texas
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 45mins
Which letter on the map represents the coastal plains?
A
B
C
D
Which letter represents the Central Plains?
A
B
C
D
Which letter represents the Mountains and Basins?
A
B
C
D
The mountains and basins is the highest in elevation, very dry with deep canyons.
True
False
Which region of Texas has the most urban and cultural centers?
Coastal
High Plains
Central
Mountains and Basins
You will move from low to high elevations when traveling east to west across Texas.
True
False
Which city is marked with the letter E?
El Paso
Fort Worth
Dallas
Midland
When you move west, your elevation and rainfall will...
Elevation will go up, rainfall will go down
Elevation will go down, rainfall will go down
Elevation will go up, rainfall will go up
Elevation will stay the same, rainfall will go up
What is the climate like in the Mountains and Basins region?
Swamps and mashlands
Flooding
Dry, little precipitation
20-30 inches of rainfall per year
Which region has the Texas Panhandle?
Coastal Plains
Mountains and Basins
North Central Plains
Great Plains
Someone who moves from place to place with no permanent home
Indigenous
Nomad
Adobe
Sedentary
People who move around from place to place are called
sedentary
hunter-gatherers
nomadic
native
The Karankawa ...
Hunted buffalo, elk, and bear and gathered nuts and berries.
Raised small gardens.
were hunter-gatherers who traded with other groups across Texas.
were hunters, fishers, & gatherers, nomadic and traveled in canoes
Being __________________ means you stay in one place.
sedentary
immigrant
migrant
nomadic
Which tribe made dugout canoes?
Caddo
Coahuiltecans
Karankawa
Comanche
What type of home did the Comanche live in?
Bee-hive hut (wigwam)
wickiups
adobe
teepee
Which letter shows the land of the JUMANO?
A
B
C
D
Which letter represents the tribe land of the CADDO?
A
B
C
D
Cabeza de Vaca wrote a journal about _________.
being a Spanish explorer
the daily lives of the Indians
getting shipwrecked
conquering the Indians
Where did Cabeza de Vaca get shipwrecked?
Mexico City
Spain
Galveston Island
Florida
Who was shipwrecked following a hurricane?
Alonso Alvarez de Pineda
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
BOTH Pineda and Cabeza de Vaca
Which explorer made the first map of the Gulf of Mexico and the Texas Gulf Coast?
Alonso Alvarez de Pineda
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
BOTH Pineda and Cabeza de Vaca
Which explorer was the first to make 'first contact' with the Texas Native Americans (Karankawas)?
Alonso Alvarez de Pineda
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
BOTH Pineda and Cabeza de Vaca
Which explorer was the first to write about the cultures and nature of Texas and Mexico? HIs writings inspired future expeditions.
Alonso Alvarez de Pineda
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
BOTH Pineda and Cabeza de Vaca
Lizzo
In what year did Alvarez de Pineda explore and map the Texas coastline?
1519
1528
1541
1542
Which is NOT a reason for early exploration of the new world?
gold
gas
glory
God
Which Spanish explorer defeated the Aztec Empire in 1519?
Francisco Coronado
Hernan Cortes
Amerigo Vespucci
Cabeza de Vaca
What was the outcome of Francisco Vasquez de Coronado's search for the Seven Cities of Gold?
Found all seven cities
Found some of the cities
Found one city
Found NO gold
What impact did Francisco Vasquez de Coronado's expedition have on the Native American Indian tribes?
They liked him
They all made steel swords
They ignored him
Some lost land and died of smallpox
La Salle's explorations motivated the __________ to take a stronger interest in settling Texas.
French
Dutch
Russian
Spanish
What is now Mexico was once called __________?
New Spain
Guatemala
New Mexico
India
Around the time La Salle was exploring, the Spanish did not want this group to have the upper hand in settling Texas.
The French
The Roman
The Polish
The Irish
