WorksheetsNatural Texas and Its People
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 41mins
The (a) is the driest, the furthest west and has the lowest population.
(a) is the region that is the lowest in elevation but the highest in rainfall.
The region with the cities of Lubbock, Amarillo, Midland & Odessa is (a) .
Colorado River
The average annual rainfall in Texas decreases as you move from (a) towards (b) .
Sedentary Tribes most likely lived in what regions of Texas?
Which activity would most likely lead to a sedentary lifestyle?
The (a) were the best known example of a Plains Culture group native tribe?
Which region of the State is the Great Plains?
Which region of the State is the Mountains & Basins?
Which region of the State is the Gulf Coast Plains?
Which two regions would be the most opposite to each other in terms of elevation, precipitation and population?
How many natural regions are found in Texas?
3
8
6
4
How did horses get to North America
Spanish brought them
They were already here
They crossed the land-bridge from Asia
Brought up from Mexico
What is a characteristic of a Native Texan group that is nomadic?
Sedentary
Hunters/Gatherers
Adobe villages
Farmers
Which tribe is described: Lived in Mountains and Basins, Sedentary, Farmers, Lived in adobe houses
Jumano
Comanche
Apache
Caddo
Describe the mountains and basins region?
Desert and little rain
Lots of rain
Lots of hills and prairies
Access to water
What do you know about the Coastal region of Texas?
Doesn't rain a lot
Most populated
Lots of tornados
Snows a lot
Why were some Native American tribes nomadic?
They farmed
They traded with other tribes
They fought with tribes
They depended on the buffalo for survival
Which of the following describes Native American tribes that were sedentary?
Hunted animals
Fished
Farming
Raising livestock
Dry climate, least amount of precipitation
Coastal region
Mountains and Basins
North Central Plains
Great Plains
Which region is orange?
Coastal Region
North Central Plains
Great Plains
Mountains and Basins
Which region is yellow?
Coastal region
North Central Plains
Great Plains
Mountains and Basins
Which region is green?
Coastal region
Mountains and Basins
North Central Plains
Great Plains
What is an example of Texans adapting to their environment in the dry and hot regions of Texas?
People cut down trees in the rainforest to build homes
People built adobe houses because there were few or no trees.
Families built log cabins using the many trees found on the plains.
Anglo families hired Native Americans to build brick homes.
How did the Native Americans adapt to their environment?
By relying on the natural resources and materials around them
By copying European practices
The Natives did not rely on natural resources
By praying to their gods for food and water
Why was an agricultural economy, like farming, important to the natives?
it wasn't- they did not use agriculture as a technology
allowed the natives to maintain their nomadic lifestyle
allowed the natives to be non-nomadic
allowed the natives to roam the plains of Texas
Which river shapes the northern part of Texas?
Rio Grande river
Red river
Colorado river
Sabine river
How does the topography (natural features) change as you travel west in Texas?
The elevation gets higher
The precipitation (rain) is becomes greater
There is no change
The elevation gets lower
Which river shares the border of Louisiana & Texas?
Rio Grande river
Sabine river
Colorado river
Red river
The Caddo separated themselves from most other tribes by
Nomad
Disease
Fighting
Farming
Of the four Texas regions, which has the highest elevation ad lowest population?
Coastal Plains
North Central Plains
Great Plains
Mountains and Basins
What is the largest city of the North Central Plains?
Fort Worth
Houston
Dallas
Amarillo
What Texas River makes up the international boundary between Mexico and the United States?
Red River
Rio Grande River
Sabine River
Sabine River
