WorksheetsTexas Regions and Native American Cultures Quiz
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which river separates the Plains and the Puebloan Cultures?
Rio Grande
Red River
Sabine River
Pecos River
Which states border Texas to the EAST?
Louisiana and Arkansas
New Mexico and Oklahoma
Oklahoma and Arkansas
New Mexico and Arkansas
The Caddo Indians, of the Southeastern Culture: Their homes/shelter were____
tepees out of buffalo hide
grass and wood dome huts
sedentary homes of sun-baked mud
animal hides stretched over branches
The Plains culture housing was________
adobe houses
grass and wood domes
animal hides and sticks
tepees-buffalo hide tents
Which region and culture had access to water (rivers) and plentiful trees for lumber?
mountain & basin region and puebloan culture
great plains region and plains culture
north central plains region and southeastern culture
coastal region and southeastern culture
Texas Rivers empty into
Gulf of Mexico
Rio Grande
Pacific Ocean
Lake Lachrymose
Major difference between Gulf Coast Indians and Plains Indians
Gulf Indians lived in cone-shaped tents of buffalo hide
Gulf Indians ate oysters, clams, and lots of FISH
Plains Indians made houses of adobe mud bricks
Plains Indians were the first to farm wheat and corn
Which region did the Karankawa tribe live in?
Orange-the Coastal Region
Blue-Great Plains Region
Red-Mountains and Basin Region
Green-North Central Plains Region
Why was AGRICULTURE important for the Caddo tribe?
Easy access to river transportation
Medium to high mountain elevation best for crops
They had a warm climate and a lot of water
Plenty of ocean harbors for shipping
Climate of the North Central (Rolling) Plains?
Rainfall all year, mainly in winter
Heavy snowfall
winters are dry, with very little snow
not many thunderstorms or tornadoes
Largest city in Texas is in which region?
blue-mountain and basin
green-mountain and basin
blue-great plains
orange-coastal region
Highest elevation in Texas?
red-mountain and basin
blue-coastal plains
green-mountain and basin
orange-coastal region
If you wanted to be a rancher, where would you settle?
red-wolves can't climb the mountains to eat your cattle
green-tornadoes protect your cattle from rustlers
yellow-very little rain and plenty of oil reserves to sell to buy more cows
blue-moderate climate and plenty of water resources
Mountains and basins:
agriculture and cattle ranching
30 inches of rainfall yearly
dry climate less than 10 inches yearly
deserts located here
Grand Canyon of Texas here
30 inches or rainfall yearly
dry climate less than 10 inches yearly
Grand Canyon of Texas
hot in the summer, the most rainfall in Texas, good soil for crops
Coastal Plains
Mountains and Basins
Great Plains
North Central Plains
Palo Duro Canyon (the Grand Canyon of Texas), Sea of Grass, has ranching and agriculture
Mountain and Basin
Coastal Plains
North Central Plains
Great Plains
Puebloan culture in the Mountain Basin adapted to the HOT and DRY climate by
travel to other regions to bring back water
used irrigation systems to bring water from the Red River
used plants that store water to survive
invented air conditioning
Why was the Plains culture nomadic?
must move to hunt buffalo
to escape Puebloan warriors
they built adobe houses and farmed
did not like to leave their ranches
Puebloan culture was
nomadic because they hunted buffalo
nomadic because they fished and hunted turtles
sedentary because they built adobe houses and relied on agriculture
sedentary because they were cattle ranchers
Difference between GREAT PLAINS and PUEBLOAN tribes?
The Puebloan tribes were matrilineal. The Great Plains were patrilineal.
The Puebloan tribes--bands of families headed by a chief. The Plains tribes-- part of larger groups
Puebloan tribes--sedentary agricultural society: Plains tribes were nomadic hunters.
Puebloan tribes originally lived in Canada: Great Plains tribes originally lived along the Texas Gulf Coast.
I Say PUEBLO
You say....
ADOBE House
TEEPEE
Hide-covered frame house
WOOD House
