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Unit 1, Texas History

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which letter on the map represents the coastal plains?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

2.

Which letter represents the Mountains and Basins?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

3.

The mountains and basins is the highest in elevation, very dry with deep canyons.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Which region of Texas has the most urban and cultural centers?

a)

Coastal

b)

High Plains

c)

Central

d)

Mountains and Basins

5.

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

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Which city is represented by the letter A?

a)

Houston

b)

Dallas

c)

El Paso

d)

Austin

7.

Which city is marked with the letter E?

a)

El Paso

b)

Fort Worth

c)

Dallas

d)

Midland

8.

Which river is represented by number 2?

a)

Rio Grande

b)

San Antonio River

c)

Red River

d)

Sabine

9.

Which two regions are most alike?

(a)  

10.

How does the physical environment of coastal Texas compare with that of the Mountain and Basin region?

a)

Mountain and Basins have more agriculture

b)

Coastal Texas has higher elevation

c)

Mountain and basins have longer summers

d)

Coastal region has more rivers

11.

The high plains region has the highest rainfall average.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Which region gets the most rain?

a)

Mountains & Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

13.

Which region is higher and drier than the other regions?

a)

Mountains & Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

14.

The region with the highest population is:

a)

Great Plains

b)

North Central Plains

c)

Mountains and Basins

d)

Coastal Plains

15.

Label each region of Texas.

Bank: North Central Plains, Great Plains, Coastal Plains, Mountains & Basins

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

Which number is the Rio Grande River?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

17.
People who travel from place to place and have no permanent homes.
a)
Wanderers
b)
Nomads
c)
Buffalo Hunters
d)
Zombies
18.
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
19.
We live in the South Texas Plain and are nomadic.  We run for days in search of our prey, therefore, we don't stay in one place very long. Who am I? 
a)
Apache
b)
Coahuiltecans
c)
Caddo
d)
Jumano
20.
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
21.

What region did the Karankawa live in?

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Mountain and Basins

c)

Great Plains

d)

North Central Plains

22.

2. These Native Americans were known to be excellent farmers

a)

Comanches

b)

Apaches

c)

Karankawas

d)

Caddos

23.

These Native Americans lived along the coastal areas

a)

Comanches

b)

Apaches

c)

Karankawas

d)

Jumanos

24.

These Native Americans made their houses out of Adobe bricks.

a)

Jumanos

b)

Comanches

c)

Apaches

d)

Karankawas

25.

historians divide the past into shorter periods called-

a)

Artifacts

b)

eras

c)

Archeologists

26.

Which of the following describes the defining characteristics of the era of Natural Texas and its people in Texas history?

a)

Native American tribes lived in Texas and adapted to its environment.

b)

Spanish explorers and Native American tribes both claimed land in Texas.

c)

Conflicts between European settlers and Native American tribes were common.

d)

European settlers in Texas learned about the culture of Native American tribes.

27.

What does the excerpt explain about the Puebloan culture in Texas?

a)

People of the Puebloan culture lived in adobe houses because wood was scarce.

b)

People of the Puebloan culture lived in nomadic camps.

c)

People of the Puebloan culture were scattered throughout Texas.

d)

People of the Puebloan culture lived where there were few animas to hunt.

28.

Which of the following describes how Native Americans adapted to their environment?

a)

Caddo tribe used teepees to move from place to place

b)

Plains tribes used teepees to follow buffalo herds as a food source.

c)

Comanches used adobe to build homes.

d)

None of the tribes had to adapt.

29.

In which region of Texas did the Karankawa live?

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

North Central Plains

c)

Great Plains

d)

Coastal Plains