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Review DCP#1

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How is the amount of precipitation in East Texas different from the amount in West Texas?

a)

East Texas gets more rain than West Texas.

b)

West Texas gets more snow than East Texas.

c)

East Texas gets approximately 25 cm or less precipitation per year.

2.

Which statements best explain why Dallas developed near the Trinity River and Houston emerged near the Buffalo Bayou?

Select TWO correct answers.

a)

The Great Plains offered access to ports.

b)

Natural resources encourage settlement.

c)

Dry climates contribute to greater crop yields.

d)

Access to waterways is important for trade.

3.

Determine which characteristics apply to the four regions of Texas. This region has a dry climate with less than 10 inches of rainfall per year.

a)

Mountains & Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

4.

Determine which characteristics apply to the four regions of Texas. This region has agriculture and cattle ranching as economic activities.

a)

Mountains & Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

5.

This region has Palo Duro Canyon as a natural landmark.

a)

Mountains & Basins

b)

Great Plains

6.

The _______ region is home to more citizens than any other region in Texas. With its long coastline and rich soil, it provides economic stability for the state.

a)

Mountains & Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

7.

The city of ________ has emerged as a leader in the petrochemical industry.

a)

Galveston

b)

Houston

c)

San Antonio

d)

Dallas

8.

Which ERA in history is characterized by the cultures of the American Indian tribes PRIOR (before) to the arrival of the Europeans?

a)

Natural Texas and Its People

b)

Age of Contact

c)

Spanish Colonial

9.

Select the correct answer below: Home of the oldest continuous civilization in Texas

a)

Plains

b)

Gulf

c)

Puebloan

10.

How did the Comanche culture differ from the Caddo based on the images above?

a)
  1. The Comanche developed trade with other groups while Caddo hunted? 

b)
  1. The Caddo become advanced farmers with other groups while Comanche hunted.

c)
  1. The Comanche lived in temporary housing while the Caddo live in permanent ones.

11.

Gulf Coast Indian tribes and Plains Indian tribes were similar in that they were both -

a)

Nomadic

b)

Sedentary

12.

Puebloan Indian Tribes and Southeastern Indian tribes were similar in that they were both -

a)

Sedentary

b)

Nomadic

13.

In which ways were the Comanches and Kiowas similar?

Select TWO correct answers.

a)

lived in the Coastal Plains

b)

hunted buffalo

c)

lived in bands

d)

gathered berries

14.
  • nomads

  • fishermen

  • buffalo hunters

  • tepees

Which term does NOT belong with the rest in describing the Kiowa and Apache Indians?

a)

nomads

b)

fisherman

c)

teepees

15.

French explorer, (a)   , expanded the French empire from the Mississippi River down to the Gulf of Mexico.

16.

Which of the following were reasons for Spanish exploration of Texas? Select Three correct answer.

a)

Glory

b)

Globalization

c)

God

d)

Gold

e)

Government

17.

Which headline could have occurred in 1519?

a)

La Salle Lands at Gulf Coast!

b)

Pineda Maps Coastline of Texas!

c)

Cortes Defeats Aztecs!

18.

The shipwrecked, stranded, and starving conquistador Cabeza de Vaca did not let disaster stop him from being the first to -

a)

colonize the land that became Texas.

b)

create maps of the land that became Texas.

c)

write stories about the land that became Texas.

19.

This graphic organizer represents a cause-and-effect relationship during European Exploration. Which statements BEST complete the graphic organizer?

Select TWO correct answers.

a)

Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic in search of new land.

b)

Native tribes formed confederacies to defend their land in the plains.

c)

Spanish explorers searched areas of Texas to find wealth.

d)

Coronado led an unsuccessful expedition in Texas.

20.

In which year would these headlines have appeared?

a)

1607

b)

1519

c)

1718

21.

How did Father Damien Massanet’s decision to establish Catholic missions help Spanish colonization?

a)
  1. It made Spain a major exporter of cotton

b)

It provided gold and other resources to the settlers

c)

It strengthened land claims by settling Native Americans there.

22.

Military forts where Spanish soldiers lived and protected nearby Spanish settlements

a)

Missions

b)

Ranchos

c)

Presidios

23.

Which of the following statements are true about life for Texas Indians living in missions?

Select THREE correct answers.

a)

They lived in Spanish missions.

b)

They ate full hearty dinners.

c)

They practiced Catholicism.

d)

They tended to the crops and cattle.

24.

Which of the following statements BEST explain why the Spanish established missions? Select THREE correct answers.

a)

To convert the Indians to Catholicism

b)

To protect the Northern frontier

c)

To guide settlers westward

d)

To teach Indians the Spanish way of life

25.

Match the purpose to its corresponding Spanish settlement type.

Move each answer to the correct boxes.

Farms that overtime grew into small settlements

a)

Missions

b)

Ranchos

c)

Presidios