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Unit 3: Native Americans in Texas

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Nomads

b)

Sedentary

c)

Hunters-Gatherers

d)

Farmers

2.

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

a)

Humid

b)

Arid

c)

Northers

d)

Cold

3.

building material made of dried clay and mud...

a)

Adobe

b)

Tepee

c)

Wigwam

d)

Beehive

4.

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

a)

Karankawa

b)

Caddo

c)

Jumano

d)

Comanche

5.

What tribe has a matrilineal society?

a)

Caddo

b)

Jumano

c)

Apache

d)

Comanche

6.

Which tribe used adobe bricks to build their shelter?

a)

Jumano

b)

Caddo

c)

Apache

d)

Karankawa

7.

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

a)

Karankawa

b)

Jumano

c)

Comanche

d)

Apache

8.

Which tribe lived in the Southeastern cultural region of TX? (Coastal/North Central Plains)

a)

Caddo

b)

Jumano

c)

Apache

d)

Comanche

9.

Which tribe lived in the Pueblo Cultural Region of TX?

a)

Jumano

b)

Karankawa

c)

Caddo

d)

Comanche

10.

Which tribes lived in the Plains Cultural Region of TX?

a)

Comanche

b)

Jumano

c)

Caddo

d)

Karankawa

11.

Which tribe used tepees as their shelter?

a)

Comanche

b)

Jumano

c)

Karankawa

d)

Caddo

12.
In which Texas Region did the Pueblo live?
a)
Gulf Coastal Plains
b)
Desert
c)
Mountains and Basins
d)
High Plains
13.
This Native American Tribe were known as skilled horseback riders.
a)
Comanche
b)

Gulf

c)
Caddo
d)
Pueblo
14.
The Karankawa made ______________________ to help them fish.
a)
Boxes
b)
Blankets
c)
Dugout Canoes
d)
Sailboats
15.
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
16.
In which Texas Region did the Karankawa live?
a)
Mountains and Basins
b)
High Plains
c)
Gulf Coastal Plains
d)
Central Plains
17.
A ________________ is someone who travels from place to place at different seasons.
a)
nomad
b)
artifact
c)
confederacy
d)
adobe
18.
Which Native American Tribe were considered skilled fisherman?
a)
Caddo
b)
Karankawa
c)
Apache
d)
Comanche
19.

The Pueblo shelters were made of _____________ and could be several stories high.

a)

Buffalo

b)

Pottery

c)

Adobe

d)

Wood

20.

The Comanche got almost everything they needed from the __________________.

a)

Beads

b)

Pottery

c)

Corn

d)

Buffalo

21.
This tribe used irrigation from nearby streams to water their crops of beans, squash, and corn.
a)
Comanche
b)
Apache
c)
Pueblo
d)
Kickapoo
22.

Match the following region with the corresponding number: Mountains and Basins

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

23.

Match the following region with the corresponding number: Great Plains

a)

1

b)

3

c)

2

d)

4

24.

Match the following region with the corresponding number: North Central Plains

a)

3

b)

1

c)

4

d)

2

25.

Match the following region with the corresponding number: Coastal Plains

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

26.

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.

27.

Based on the excerpt, how did the area's Native Americans use Palo Duro Canyon?

a)

Shelter from storms.

b)

Protection from flooding.

c)

Escape from the steep Caprock Escarpment.

d)

Learning new farming methods.

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

30.

In which region of Texas did the Jumano live?

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

North Central Plains

c)

Great Plains

d)

Coastall Plains

31.
This region of Texas has the smallest population and fewest towns.
a)
North Central Plains
b)
Mountains and Basins
c)
Central Plains
d)
Coastal Plains
32.

Which term refers to an area with common characteristics?

a)

Climate

b)

Natural Resources

c)

Landform

d)

Region

33.

Which term refers to the average weather of a place over a period of time?

a)

Climate

b)

Natural Resource

c)

Landform

d)

Region

34.

Which river is the boundary that separates Texas and Mexico?

a)

Rio Grande

b)

Red River

c)

Brazos River

d)

Sabine River

35.

Which region of Texas receives the highest amount of rainfall each year?

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Coastal Plains

c)

Great Plains

d)

North Central Plains

36.

Which region of Texas is most populated?

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Mountains and Basins

c)

Great Plains

d)

North Central Plains

37.

At Lincoln Middle School, 7th graders use textbooks to learn about science. What is the textbook?

a)

Primary source

b)

Secondary source

38.

Cindy is creating a website about WWII for her Social Studies project. She finds photographs of soldiers in her textbook. What are the photographs?

a)

Primary source

b)

Secondary source

39.

Sean watched a documentary about the Civil War to help him with his homework. What is he watching?

a)

Primary source

b)

Secondary source

40.

A YouTube video describing how the pyramids were built

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary