Vocabulary
Texas Regions
Native Americans
4 Regions of Texas
Important Facts for the Test
100
What does migrate mean?
to move from one location to another
100
How many regions of Texas are there?
4
100
Which Native Americans lived in the Gulf Coast region?
Karankawas and Coahiltacans
100
Which region of Texas is the driest?
Mountains and Basins
100
What does Sedentary mean?
Stay in one permanent settlment
200
Precipitation is what?
Any water that falls from the sky in the form of hail, sleet, or snow.
200
This region includes the high plains, Edwards Plateu and Llano Basin. which regions is it?
Great Plains
200
Who controlled the family in the Caddoan Society?
the oldest female
200
Which region has the most precipitation per year?
Gulf Coastal Plains
200
If you are nomadic you....
Move from place from place.
300
what is an escarpment?
an area where the elevation increases or decreases. It sometimes separates one region from another
300
A region that resembles the other Texas regions the least is?
The Mountains and Basins
300
What region did the Jumanos tribe live in?
Mountains and Basins Region
300
Which region in the highest in elevation?
Mountains and Basins
300
What does it mean when you are adapting to your environment?
Answers will vary: It means you are using the resources around you in order to live. If you do not modify you adapt or change your way of living based on the conditions around you
400
Irrigation is what?
Watering of crops, or trees on a large scale
400
This region includes East Texas, The Gulf Coast, and parts of North and South Texas...
Gulf Coastal Plains!!!!!
400
What area did the Comanches live in?
The Central Plains
400
---DOUBLE POINTS--DOUBLE POINTS--DOUBLE POINTS--- Which region is the lowest in elevation? WHY? (for double)
The Gulf Coastal Plains region because it is located at sea level by the coast!
400
--------- TRUE ---------- or ----------- FALSE ------- Cities in Texas like Dallas, Houston, and Austin all developed where the Native Americans USED to live.
TRUE
500
What is a sub region?
a division of a geographic region
500
Name the 4 Regions of Texas
Gulf Coastal Plains, North Central Plains, Great Plains, and Mountains and Basins
500
DAILY DOUBLE!!! DAILY DOUBLE!!! DAILY DOUBLE!!! What were the similarities between the Kiowa and Apaches? DAILY DOUBLE!!! DAILY DOUBLE!!! DAILY DOUBLE!!!
they both were nomads who depended on the buffalo for survival.
500
Name the four regions of Texas!!! from East to West
Gulf Coastal Plains, Central Plains, Great Plains, Mountains and Basins
500
Explain human geography...
it is how people shape the land around them. It relates back to one of the 5 themes of geography. HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION.
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