Texas Regions
Which region of Texas receives the most rainfall and contains cities such as Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio?
What is, Coastal plains?
Which Native Texan group developed a complex agricultural society in the Coastal Plains?
Caddo
What term describes the general conditions in a place during extended periods of the year?
Climate
The Karankawa lived along the Texas Gulf Coast. What important food source did their environment provide?
Fish / seafood
Which Native Texan group lived along the Gulf Coast as nomadic hunter-gatherers and canoe builders?
Karankawa
Which Texas region is the driest, has very little surface water, and contains landforms such as mountains, plateaus, mesas, and basins?
What is the mountains and basins region?
Which nomadic hunter-gatherers lived along the Texas Gulf Coast and built canoes?
Karankawa
What term describes a large underground formation of gravel, rock, and sand that holds rainwater underground?
Aquifer
Why was the Coastal Plains a good place for the Caddo to develop a farming society?
The region had high rainfall, many rivers and streams, and fertile soil.
Which Native Texan group created large, permanent pueblo settlements along the Rio Grande River?
Jumano
Which region includes Fort Worth and Abilene, receives about 20–30 inches of rainfall, and has three subregions?
North central plains
Which Plains tribe became highly skilled horseback riders and hunters and earned the nickname “Horsemen of the Plains”?
Comanche
What is the difference between a political map and a thematic map?
political map shows boundaries such as states and countries, while a thematic map focuses on a specific subject or theme.
he Wichita built round homes from forked poles and covered them with dry grass. What does this tell us about how the Wichita adapted to their environment?
They used the natural resources available in their region to build their homes.
Why did the Karankawa move frequently rather than live in permanent farming settlements?
They were nomadic hunter-gatherers who moved in search of seasonally available food and resources.
Which Texas region contains large deposits of oil?
Mountians and basins region
Which Native Texan culture built pueblos and established permanent settlements along the Rio Grande?
Jumano
What term describes statistical information about the characteristics of a population and the groups within it?
Demographics
Why did the Karankawa live as nomadic hunter-gatherers instead of staying in one permanent settlement?
They moved to follow seasonally available food and other resources.
The Comanche were known as the “Horsemen of the Plains.” What does this nickname tell us about their way of life?
Answer: They were highly skilled horseback riders and hunters who used horses to live and travel across the Plains.
A farmer must choose between the Coastal Plains and Mountains & Basins. Which region would generally be better for agriculture, and why?
Coastal plains
The Caddo were successful farmers who lived in permanent settlements. What farming technique involves planting different crops in the same field over time, and why would this technique help a farming society?
Crop rotation. Rotating crops helps maintain soil fertility by preventing the same nutrients from being depleted repeatedly, which helps farmland remain productive over time.
What geographic feature is a long, steep slope, often found at the edge of a plateau or separating land at different elevations?
Escarpment
Explain TWO ways the geography of the Coastal Plains affected the Karankawa way of life
European contact caused many Native American populations in Texas to decline dramatically. Give THREE major reasons Native American groups were wiped out or greatly reduced.
Disease
Settlers took away native land
Violence and warfare