Natural Cycles
Plants
Indigenous Peoples
Regions of Texas
Mystery
100

This stage of the water cycle is caused by the sun. 

What is evapoartion?

100

When producers make their own food, we call this ______.

What is photosynthesis? 

100
This economic activity allowed the Pubeloans meet their needs and wants. 

What is trading?

100

This region is known for its mountains. 

What is the Mountain & Basins region? 

100

This natural resource is needed for all living organisms' survival. 

What is water?

200

_______ is recycled again and again through a natural cycle. 

What is water?

200

Photosynthesis needs 3 things to occur. List those 3 things.

What are water, sunlight, and carbon dioxide? 

200

This tribe hunted buffalo in order to make clothes, shelters, tools, and as a food source.

What are the Lipan Apache? 

200

Name the blue region

Name the blue region with landforms such as, plains, rivers, hills, desert, islands along the coast, bayous, escarpments/ 

What is the Coastal Plains region? 

200

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300

The 5 stages of the water cycle are...

What are evaporation, condensation, precipitation, transpiration, and run off? 

300

An acquired trait of a plant is _____. 

*Multiple responses accepted*

Ex- leaf with holes, broken petal on flower, etc.

300

Hunting large animals and wearing warm clothing helped the first Americans _____ to their environment.

What is adapt? 

300

Name the landforms found in the North Central Plains region. 

What are rolling prairies, forests, rivers?

300

Name the difference between weather and climate.

What is weather is something that happens now while climate is a pattern of weather over time?

400

The role of the grasshopper is to give energy to...

What are owls and birds?

400

This structure is the least beneficial to ensuring a plant's survival in its natural environment. 

What is the flower? 

400

Name one way the Caddo tribe relied on natural resources for their survival. 

What are fished the rivers of East Texas for food or used dried grass to build their homes?

400

This region's dry, flat land make it difficult to settle. 

What is the Great Plains region? 
400

*DOUBLE JEOPARDY*

Name and define the 3 processes of WED 

What is weathering, the breakdown of rock?

What is erosion, the movement of sediment?

What is deposition, the drop off of sediment in a new location? 

500

What is missing from the food chain and food web?

What is the sun?

500

This structure's function is to allow plants to get more water absorbed through the plants roots. 

What are waxy leaves? 

500

Compare and Contrast the governing styles of the Caddos and Comanches?

What is they both had chiefs, but the Comanche had separate warrior and decision-making chiefs? 

500

Name a theory on how the first Americans arrived to Texas. 

What is walking across the land bridge or by boat? 

500

List 2 different map elements and their purpose.

*Many responses accepted*

What are:

- Titles = tell readers what the map is over

- Grid lines = show latitude/ longitude lines for precise locations

- Legend/ key = show meaning of images/ graphics on map

-Compass Rose = shows directions relative to map

-Scale = shows relative size on map

-Labels = provide additional information

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