WorksheetsUnit 1 Test Review
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 37mins
A primary source is
information created by someone who researched the event
information created by someone who was there
information created by someone interviewing another person for a book
information created by someone who read textbooks
Drought has been affecting Texas' _____________
mountains
rivers
aquifers
oceans
What region has a dry, hot climate and is the only one to have mountains
Which of the following is the Capitol of Texas?
Houston
Austin
San Antonio
Dallas
The Natives living along the Gulf Coast were different from the other Native Tribes in Texas. What made the Gulf Coast Indians different?
They lived in cone-shaped tents of buffalo hide.
They conducted extensive trade with the Aztecs of Mexico
They ate large amounts of fish, turtles, oysters, and clams.
They were among the first tribes to grow wheat.
All of the Native Tribes living on the Great Plains and the North Central Plains all had one thing in common. What was it?
They lived off the buffalo on the Great Plains.
They ate large amounts of oysters and clams.
They conducted extensive trade with the Aztecs of Mexico.
They were among the first tribes in North America to grow wheat.
What is an era of great change sometimes called?
Revolution
Era of Change
Timelapse
Reformation
Which of the following does the end of slavery represent in the United States?
an inference made about the Civil War
a generalization made about the Civil War
an effect of the Civil War
a cause of the Civil War
The Comanches living on the Great Plains and the Jumanos living in West Texas had something in common. What was it?
They lived in homes of sun-baked adobe brick.
They lived in cone-shaped tents of buffalo hide.
They grew fields of corn.
They hunted buffalo.
Which of these regions in Texas receives the LEAST amount of rain?
Gulf Coastal Plains
Great Plains
North Central Plains
Mountains and Basins
mountains, plateaus, lakes, rivers, and deserts are ...
governments, laws, and economies
languages, religions, traditions
cities, roads, and bridges
natural features of the Earth
After the 1900s, Galveston built a ______ to prevent another hurricane tragedy.
sea wall
bridge
roads
forest
Mountains are found in the ______ of Texas.
north
south
west
east
The Rolling Plains in the North Central Plains has ___
heavy snow fall during the winter
heavy rainfall during the winter
very few to no tornadoes and thunderstorms
dry winter months with little snow and rain
Desert plants ____
store water in their leaves
require a lot of water
die in the winter months
do not require much sunlight
A secondary source is
information created by someone who was there
an autobiography
a textbook, for example.
a journal written during the time of the event
True or False: The geography of Texas has never changed. It's been the same since before dinosaurs existed.
TRUE
FALSE
Geography helps us understand how and why people live in certain areas. Geography also teaches us how people adapt to their environment to survive in that area.
TRUE
FALSE
TWO natural resources that make up the main industries of the Piney Woods area are
lumber
fish
cotton
oil
The Puebloan Natives created their homes from
wood
adobe
buffalo hides
brush shelter
Which Native Group acted as middlemen between different Native Groups? They helped connect the Caddo and Puebloan peoples by trading information and goods.
Tigua
Karankawa
Apache
Jumano
This group had a complex agricultural society that mainly relied on corn:
Caddo
Apache
Comanche
Tigua
Which region has the MOST rivers
Coastal Plains
North Central Plains
Great Plains
Mountains and Basins
anything found in nature that can be used by humans
nonrenewable
renewable
natural resources
fossil fuels
a period of time noted for it's events, people, or other characteristics is called a (n) _____.
century
decade
era
millenium
What is the key feature of a primary source?
being found in print
was made at the time being studied
having no bias
being an object or tool
A biography written of someone after he or she died is an example of what kind of source?
encyclopedia
primary
secondary
unreliable
An artifact is an example of what kind of source?
encyclopedia
primary
secondary
unreliable
The study of Earth, its natural features, its people, and the ways in which they interact is called _____.
astronomy
cartography
geology
geography
A natural feature of the land is called a(n) _____.
climate
landform
elevation
monument
The term _____ refers to the countryside.
rural
urban
suburban
metropolitan
The term _____ refers to the city.
rural
urban
suburban
metropolitan
The economic system in which people and businesses are mostly free to make their own choices in producing and exchanging goods and services is called a _____ system.
free enterprise
communist
socialist
capitalism
_____ is the traditions, beliefs, language, and arts of a particular group.
Culture
Diversity
Science
Technology
One industry that provides jobs for thousands of Texans both in West Texas and in the Gulf of Mexico is the _____ industry.
oil
mining
lumber
fishing
Dallas started out as a ____
an oil city
a logging center
a cotton market
a cattle shipping center
The type of soil and the amount of rainwater a region receives determines an area's _____.
climate
economy
mineral resources
types of crops
Texas lies in the midlatitudes, which is about midway between the Equator and _____.
North America
the North Pole
the northern hemisphere
the South Pole
Extreme cold blasts of air in Texas are called _____.
northers
northerns
fronts
snowstorms
Cities in South Texas are warmer because...
they are closer to the Equator.
Texas is hot.
it rains there more.
it is at sea level.
Arid or dry climate conditions in the Mountains and Basins region tends to keep down _____.
wildlife activity
trade with Mexico
oil and gas production
population size
One of the main uses of land in the Great Plains is _____.
livestock grazing
tourism
mineral production
citrus farming
More precipitation in the North Central Plains than on the Great Plains means more _____.
cattle ranching
population
wildlife activity
crop-growing
The Piney Woods support most of Texas's _____ industry.
livestock
shipping
lumber
gas
The shipping and warehousing industries of the Coastal Plains grew primarily out of the region's _____ industry.
oil
tourist
cattle
lumber
One feature of Puebloan culture was homes made of _____.
wood
adobe
rock
hides
The Jumano operated as middlemen who _____ the eastern farming tribes and the western Pueblo peoples.
united
conquered
traded between
ruled over
The main source of food for the people of the Plains was _____.
bison
corn
alligator
nuts and berries
a person who moves from place to place is ____
hunter-gatherer
settler
nomadic
traveler
an object made or used by humans long ago is a ___
tool
artifact
technology
stuff
Geography can help answer questions about what is special or different about a place. Physical characteristics include landforms, climate, plants, and animals. Human characteristics include language, religion, architecture, music, politics, and ways of life. Learning about how people are affected by the physical and human characteristics of the area in which they live can help governments and businesses make better plans for the future.
According to the excerpt, which of the following represents a human characteristic?
the 1900 Galveston Hurricane
an escarpment
an oak tree
the old Catholic missions located in San Antonio
What do Texans do with some of the land that is not suitable for growing crops?
They use it as wildlife preserves.
They burn off the scrub grasses to restore the farmland.
They use it to raise livestock
They turn into aquifers to help irrigate the farmland.
Texas is located about midway between the Equator and the North Pole. Which term refers to this location?
the faultline
escarpments
midaltitudes
middle earth
An occurrence of severe wind erosion is called
climate
norther
dust storm
hurricane
Geography influences the way people
dress and build their shelters
what foods they eat
what industries a region has
all of these options
