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Unit 1: Test Review Questions: Native American Tribes & Regions

Total questions: 91

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which group of diverse tribes lived as nomadic hunter-gatherers on the South Texas Plains?

a)

Caddo

b)

Coahuiltecan

c)

Comanche

d)

Puebloans

2.

Which culture built pueblos and created large, permanent settlements along the Rio Grande River?

a)

Apache

b)

Jumano

c)

Puebloans

d)

Kiowa

3.

Which Plains tribe, known as the “Horsemen of the Plains,” were skilled riders and hunters on horseback?

a)

Apache

b)

Comanche

c)

Tonkawa

d)

Caddo

4.

Which confederacy included four Native American tribes living in the North Central Plains of Texas?

a)

Kiowa Confederacy

b)

Pueblo Confederacy

5.

Which is the wettest region in Texas, receiving over 60 inches of rain annually, and includes cities such as Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio?

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Coastal Plains

c)

Great Plains

d)

North Central Plains

6.

Which region, made up of three subregions, has hot summers, cold winters, 20-30 inches of rain annually, and includes Fort Worth and Abilene?

a)

Great Plains

b)

Coastal Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Mountains and Basins

7.

Which Native American group developed a complex farming society in the Coastal Plains region?

a)

Puebloans

b)

Caddo

c)

Apache

d)

Comanche

8.

Which nomadic hunters and canoe builders lived along the Texas Gulf Coast?

a)

Karankawa

b)

Caddo

c)

Kiowa

d)

Jumano

9.

Which region is home to the second-largest canyon in the U.S., is semi-arid and drought-prone, and requires irrigation for farming?

a)

North Central Plains

b)

Coastal Plains

c)

Great Plains

d)

Mountains and Basins

10.

Which is the driest Texas region, with no subregions, little surface water, and unique landforms such as plateaus and mesas?

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Great Plains

c)

Mountains and Basins

d)

North Central Plains

11.

What is the movement of people from one place to another for temporary or permanent settlement called?

a)

Immigration

b)

Migration

c)

Colonization

d)

Urbanization

12.

What type of map shows political boundaries such as states and countries?

a)

Thematic map

b)

Physical map

c)

Political map

d)

Climate map

13.

What are natural physical features found on Earth's surface?

a)

Population

b)

Landforms

c)

Regions

d)

Climate

14.

What describes the general weather conditions of a place over long periods of time?

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

c)

Precipitation

d)

Elevation

15.

What term describes the exact position of a place on Earth using latitude and longitude?

a)

Relative location

b)

Hemisphere

c)

Absolute location

d)

Region

16.

What type of map highlights a specific subject or theme, such as population or climate?

a)

Physical map

b)

Thematic map

c)

Political map

d)

Road map

17.

What helps us measure the distance between two points on a map?

a)

Compass rose

b)

Scale

c)

Legend

18.

What is a long, steep slope at the edge of a plateau or between areas of different elevation?

a)

Basin

b)

Plateau

c)

Escarpment

d)

Canyon

19.

What is a large underground formation of gravel, rock, and sand that stores rainwater?

a)

Reservoir

b)

Aquifer

c)

Escarpment

d)

Delta

20.

What term describes statistical data about the characteristics of a population and its groups?

a)

Economics

b)

Geography

c)

Demographics

d)

Sociology

21.

Which pueblo-building Native American group lived along the Rio Grande River in the Mountains and Basins Region?

a)

Apache

b)

Jumano

c)

Karankawa

22.

What do we call the natural physical features found on Earth’s surface?

a)

Climate

b)

Landforms

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Vegetation

23.

The North Central Plains can be divided into the Grand Prairie, the Cross Timbers, and which other subregion?

a)

Blackland Prairie

b)

Rolling Plains

c)

High Plains

d)

Edwards Plateau

24.

The Great Plains are divided into the High Plains and which other plateau?

a)

Palo Duro Plateau

b)

Edwards Plateau

c)

Caprock Plateau

d)

Guadalupe Plateau

25.

How many subregions are in the Mountains and Basins Region?

a)

Two

b)

Four

c)

Zero

d)

Three

26.

The Coastal Plains include the Piney Woods, Gulf Coast Plains, South Texas Plain, the Post Oak Belt, and which other prairie?

a)

Grand Prairie

b)

Rolling Plains

c)

Blackland Prairie

d)

High Plains

27.

Which patrilineal Plains tribe was known as the “Horsemen of the Plains”?

a)

Kiowa

b)

Tonkawa

c)

Comanche

d)

Wichita

28.

What is the movement of people from one country to another for temporary or permanent settlement called?

a)

Migration

b)

Immigration

29.

Which subregion, with vast grasslands, is home to the city of Fort Worth?

a)

Cross Timbers

b)

High Plains

c)

Grand Prairie

d)

Blackland Prairie

30.

What is a long, steep slope at the edge of a plateau or between areas of different elevations called?

a)

Basin

b)

Plateau

c)

Escarpment

d)

Canyon

31.

At 8,751 feet, what is the highest point in Texas?

a)

Mount Locke

b)

Guadalupe Peak

c)

Davis Mountain Peak

d)

Caprock Summit

32.

What type of islands, long and narrow and running parallel to the mainland, are found in the Coastal Plains?

a)

Delta Islands

b)

Barrier Islands

c)

Plateau Islands

d)

Basin Islands

33.

Which matrilineal, farming people developed a complex society due to their agricultural success?

a)

Jumano

b)

Apache

c)

Caddo

d)

Karankawa

34.

What do we call a residential area that exists either as part of a city or as a community within commuting distance of a larger city?

a)

Suburb

b)

Metropolis

c)

Hamlet

d)

Region

35.

Which two-pronged region surrounds the Grand Prairie and is covered in dense forests?

a)

Cross Timbers

b)

Rolling Plains

c)

Piney Woods

d)

Gulf Coast

36.

Which subregion of the Great Plains is known for extreme weather, including blizzards and tornadoes?

a)

Edwards Plateau

b)

High Plains

c)

Rolling Plains

d)

Cross Timbers

37.

What is the most populated city in the Mountains and Basins Region, and a major hub for international trade?

a)

Austin

b)

El Paso

c)

Lubbock

d)

Midland

38.

Which subregion is part of a massive pine forest stretching across the southern United States?

a)

Cross Timbers

b)

Piney Woods

c)

Edwards Plateau

d)

Gulf Coast Plains

39.

Which Great Plains tribe migrated from Canada to the American Southwest about 1,000 years ago?

a)

Apache

b)

Jumano

c)

Wichita

d)

Karankawa

40.

What is the study of the world, its people, and the interactions between them called?

a)

Demographics

b)

Geography

c)

Sociology

d)

Anthropology

41.

Which nomadic hunting tribe supplemented their buffalo diet by also eating rattlesnakes and small mammals?

a)

Apache

b)

Tonkawa

42.

Which city in the Edwards Plateau is nicknamed the “Silicon Hills”?

a)

Dallas

b)

Austin

c)

San Antonio

d)

Fort Worth

43.

The Jumano peoples built their homes out of what material, made from clay mud dried in the sun?

a)

Stone blocks

b)

Timber

c)

Adobe bricks

d)

Grass huts

44.

Which Texas city, founded as a hub for Spanish missions, is famous for being the home of the Alamo?

a)

Dallas

b)

San Antonio

c)

Houston

d)

Austin

45.

Which Native American group was a confederacy of several tribes who lived along creeks and rivers in the North Central Plains?

a)

Apache

b)

Wichita

c)

Kiowa

d)

Comanche

46.

What do we call statistical data about the characteristics of a population?

a)

Economics

b)

Geography

c)

Demographics

d)

Sociology

47.

The Wichita tribes formed what kind of loose association to work together for shared purposes?

a)

Clan

b)

Confederacy

c)

Alliance

d)

Settlement

48.

Which Native American group of the Great Plains allied with the Comanche to defend their territory and way of life?

a)

Apache

b)

Tonkawa

c)

Caddo

d)

Kiowa

49.

What landform is a low area of land surrounded by higher land?

a)

Plateau

b)

Basin

c)

Escarpment

d)

Canyon

50.

Which Gulf Coast Native American group lived as seasonal migrants, hunted and gathered food, and built canoes to travel between barrier islands and the mainland?

a)

Karankawa

b)

Wichita

c)

Jumano

d)

Kiowa

51.

A steep slope at the edge of a plateau is called a ________.

a)

Escarpment

b)

Valley

c)

Delta

d)

Peninsula

52.

The tallest point in Texas at 8,751 feet is ________.

a)

Guadalupe Peak

b)

Mount Elbert

c)

Mount Whitney

d)

Emory Peak

53.

Long, narrow islands parallel to the mainland are called ________.

a)

Barrier Islands

b)

Atolls

c)

Peninsulas

d)

Deltas

54.

A matrilineal, farming society is known as ________.

a)

Caddo

b)

Comanche

c)

Apache

d)

Kiowa

55.

A residential community near a city is called a ________.

a)

Suburb

b)

Metropolis

c)

Village

d)

Downtown

56.

A two-pronged forested region is called ________.

a)

Cross Timbers

b)

Pine Barrens

c)

Great Plains

d)

Black Forest

57.

A region known for tornadoes and blizzards is the ________.

a)

High Plains

b)

Everglades

c)

Sonoran Desert

d)

Appalachian Mountains

58.

The largest city in the Mountains and Basins is ________.

a)

El Paso

b)

Midland

c)

Odessa

d)

Alpine

59.

Part of the southern U.S. pine forest is called the ________.

a)

Piney Woods

b)

Everglades

c)

Great Plains

d)

Appalachian Trail

60.

The group that migrated from Canada about 1,000 years ago is the ________.

a)

Apache

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

d)

Maya

61.

The study of Earth, people, and interactions is called ________.

a)

Geography

b)

Biology

c)

Chemistry

d)

Astronomy

62.

The group that supplemented buffalo with snakes and small mammals is the ________.

a)

Tonkawa

b)

Comanche

c)

Apache

d)

Caddo

63.

The city known as the 'Silicon Hills' is ________.

a)

Austin

b)

San Jose

c)

Seattle

d)

Denver

64.

Jumanos built homes with sun-dried clay called ________.

a)

Adobe bricks

b)

Limestone blocks

c)

Wooden planks

d)

Granite stones

65.

The city famous for the Alamo and Spanish missions is ________.

a)

San Antonio

b)

Dallas

c)

Houston

d)

Austin

66.

A confederacy of tribes along rivers and creeks is called the ________.

a)

Wichita

b)

Comanche

c)

Apache

d)

Caddo

67.

Population statistics are known as ________.

a)

Demographics

b)

Geography

c)

Economics

d)

Politics

68.

A loose association of tribes is called a ________.

a)

Confederacy

b)

Dynasty

c)

Republic

d)

Colony

69.

Allies of the Comanche are the ________.

a)

Kiowa

b)

Apache

c)

Navajo

d)

Cheyenne

70.

A low area surrounded by higher land is called a ________.

a)

Basin

b)

Plateau

c)

Mountain

d)

Valley

71.

The Gulf Coast tribe who built canoes and lived seasonally is the ________.

a)

Karankawa

b)

Comanche

c)

Caddo

d)

Jumano

72.

Label the regions of Texas

73.

Label the map with the following:

74.

Region that has cities of Lubbock and Amarillo​ .​ ​​ (a)  

​ ​ The major city in this region is Fort Worth.​ ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
Great Plains
North Central Plains
Mountains and Basins
75.

Label the map with the Native American tribes that lived in each region

76.

Label each type of shelter with the Native American tribe who used it.

77.

Which region has the MOST rivers

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

North Central Plains

c)

Great Plains

d)

Mountains and Basins

78.

In what region(s) is the Red River

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

North Central Plains

c)

Great Plains

d)

Mountains and Basins

79.

In what region is the Sabine River

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

North Central Plains

c)

Great Plains

d)

Mountains and Basins

80.

In which region(s) is the Rio Grande River

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

North Central Plains

c)

Great Plains

d)

Mountains and Basins

81.

The following map shows the (a)   regions of Texas

82.

You are a Native American and have access to only these resources. What type of house would you make?

a)

Tipi

b)

Pueblo

c)

Grass House

d)

Wigwam (wickiup)

83.

The elevation of the North Central Plains region MOST closely matches with other Texas region?

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

Coastal Plains

84.

The precipitation of the Mountains and Basins region MOST closely matches which neighboring state?

a)

New Mexico

b)

Oklahoma

c)

Arkansas

d)

Louisiana

85.

The elevation of the North Central Plains region MOST closely matches which neighboring state?

a)

New Mexico

b)

Oklahoma

c)

Arkansas

d)

Louisiana

86.

You are a Native American and have access to only these resources. What type of house would you make?

a)

Tipi

b)

Pueblo

c)

Grass House

d)

Wigwam (wickiup)

87.

The elevation of the Coastal Plains region MOST closely matches which neighboring state?

a)

New Mexico

b)

Oklahoma

c)

Arkansas

d)

Louisiana

88.

You are a Native American and have access to only these resources. What type of house would you make?

a)

Tipi

b)

Pueblo

c)

Grass House

d)

Wigwam (wickiup)

89.

Which region has the Guadalupe Peak?

a)

Mountains & Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

90.

Which region has the Edwards Plateau and Llano Basin?

a)

Mountains & Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

91.

How many Texas Regions are there?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5