WorksheetsTexas Geography and Early People.
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The Coastal Plains region has the most rivers flowing through it. Which region has the LEAST number of rivers?
Mountains and Basins
Coastal Plains
North Central Plains
Great Plains
Which of these cities is the state capital of Texas?
Austin
Houston
Dallas
Fort Worth
How did the first group of people make their way from Asia to Texas?
The first group arrived by crossing a land bridge.
The first group arrived by sailing over the Bering Sea.
The first group arrived by island hopping.
The first group came across on the ice sheets.
What is the name of the land bridge that appeared during the Ice Age between the continents of Asia and the United States?
The Strait
The Bering Strait
The Bering
The Strait Bering
Which new Native American technology was related to the cooking and storage of food?
adobe
atlatl
pottery
agave
1. The study of the past is also known as
Geography
History
Line Graph
archaeology
5. the average weather of a place over a period of 20 to 30 years.
Landform
Climate
Culture
Physical Geography
7. the customs, ideas, beliefs, and skills of a people.
Culture
Physical Geograph
Absolute Location
Longitude
8. How did people migrate from Asia to North America thousands of years ago?
walked across a land bridge
Swimming
Airplain
Automobile
11. Long periods in which rain falls at a much lower rate than usual and may cause severe damage to crops.
Drought
Escarpment
Era
Climate
17. A steep cliff
Escarpment
Mesa
Scale
Relief
Texas Mountain and Basin region are best known as
Highest elevation
Lowest elevation
at sea level
none
Which number is the Rio Grande River?
1
2
3
4
Which letter represents Austin?
A
B
C
D
Which Texas Region is located at Number 1?
Coastal Plains
Mountains and basins
Great Plains
North Central Plains
This country borders the southern part of Texas
Mexico
Canada
England
United States
Why did the first people migrate all the way to Texas?
They thought that Texas was a good vacation spot
They were hunters following herds of animals
They were escaping from hostile enemies
They wanted to learn about a new culture
Early people were ___ and did not leave written records of their lives
Archaeologists
Warriors
Scientists
Hunter- Gatherers
This region has lower temperatures, higher elevation, and less precipitation...
Coastal Plains
Mountains and Basins
North Central Plains
El Paso
This is the only major city in the Mountains and Basins region...
El Paso
Houston
Amarillo
Lubbock
