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Natives of Texas Quiz

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where Were the Karankawas Located? What Region of Texas did They Live in?

a)

(Great) Plains

b)

(Central) Plains

c)

Mountains and Basins

d)

(Coastal) Plains

2.

Were the Karankawa Nomadic or Sedentary?

a)

Sedentary

b)

Nomadic

3.

Where were the Atakapan Located in Texas?

a)

(Central) Plains

b)

(Great) Plains

c)

Mountains and Basins

d)

(Coastal) Plains

4.

What was the Diet of the Atakapan?

a)

Wheat, Wild Boars, Cows, and Deer.

b)

Shellfish, Fish, Deer, Bears, and Bison.

c)

Lizards, Snakes, Cactus, and Fruits.

d)

Nuts, Berries, Wild Potatoes, and Bears.

5.

What Type of Shelter Did the Caddo Use?

a)

Tipis.

b)

Adobe Homes.

c)

Cone Shaped Huts.

d)

Lean-Toos.

6.

(a)   Is Dried Mud That Can Form Building Materials.

7.

These Natives Americans Made Their Homes out of Adobe Bricks.

a)

Jumano.

b)

Comanches.

c)

Apaches.

d)

Karankawas.

8.

Which is an Example of Native Americans Adapting to Their Environment in the Dry and Hot Regions of Texas.

a)

Natives Cutting Down Trees in the Rainforest to Build Homes.

b)

Natives Building Log Cabins Using Many Trees Found in the Plains.

c)

Building Tipis in Order to Constantly Move From Place to Place.

d)

Natives Building Adobe Homes Because of the Lack of Trees.

9.

Which of the Native Culture Groups Hunted Buffalo.

a)

Plains Culture.

b)

Southeastern Culture.

c)

Pueblo Culture.

d)

Coastal Culture.

10.

The Practice of Natives Covering Their Bodies With Shark Oil in Order to Protect Themselves From Mosquitoes.

a)

Camouflage.

b)

Diet.

c)

Adaptation.

d)

Modification

11.
People who travel from place to place and have no permanent homes.
a)
Wanderers
b)
Nomads
c)
Buffalo Hunters
d)
Zombies
12.
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
13.
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
14.
Which Native American Tribe were considered skilled fisherman?
a)
Caddo
b)
Karankawa
c)
Apache
d)
Comanche
15.
This Native American Tribe were known as skilled horseback riders.
a)
Comanche
b)
Kickapoo
c)
Caddo
d)
Pueblo
16.

Originating in a specific place or region

a)

Texas Longhorn

b)

Indigenous

c)

Natural Resource

17.

Information Gathered by Someone who did not Take Part in or Witness an Event. Usually Written by Historians.

a)

Primary Source.

b)

Bias.

c)

Secondary Source

d)

Point of View.

18.

First-hand Accounts That You Conduct or Those Written by People who Were Part of the Original Event.

a)

Primary source.

b)

Point Of View.

c)

Secondary Source.

d)

Bias.

19.

What is Culture?

a)

What Defines The People. What They Do in Their Everyday Lives.

b)

What They Eat.

c)

Not Having a Home and Moving From Place to Place.

d)

The Things People do in Order to Better Survive in Their Environment.

20.
Agriculture
a)
cultivating the land to raise crops; farming.
b)
an underground water source
c)
a mix of sun-dried earth and straw used to build houses
d)
the development of cities and an industrial economy
21.

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

a)

Nomads.

b)

Artisans.

c)

Farmers.

d)

Sedentary.

22.

Which Region is Highlighted in the Image?

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Great Plains

c)

Mountains and Bains

d)

North Central Plains

23.

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

24.

What is a correct synonym for "Indigenous?'

a)

Foreign

b)

Native

c)

Indian

d)

American

25.
Mostly lived in the Mountains and Basins region
a)
Gulf Coast
b)
Plains
c)
Pueblo
d)
Southeastern
26.

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.

27.
What Indian tribe AND Texas region is shown in the picture?
a)
Apache/Great Plains
b)
Karankawa/Central Plains
c)
Karankawa/Coastal Plains
d)
Jumano/Mountains and Basins
28.

What Type of Shelter Was Used by the Tonkawa.

a)

Tipis.

b)

Adobe Homes.

c)

Cone Shaped Huts.

d)

Bee Hive Houses Made out of Grasses.

29.

Which letter on the map represents the coastal plains?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

30.

Being __________________ means you stay in one place.

a)

sedentary

b)

immigrant

c)

migrant

d)

nomadic