Key Native Tribes
What region did the Karankawa live in?
Gulf Coast
The Gulf region traveled by water in large canoes?
True
This region has agriculture and cattle ranching as economic activities.
Great Plains
This region has very dry climate and little to no rain
Mountains and Basins
Which region is the City of Houston located in?
Gulf ( Coastal)
What region did the Caddo live in?
Southeastern
The Plains region build adobe houses?
False ( Puebloan)
What region has some of the highest elevations in the state of Texas.
Mountains and Basins
Portions of four different deserts are located in this region.
Mountains & Basins
East Texas Gets more rain than West Texas
True or False?
TRUE
What region did the Tigua live in?
Puebloan
The Gulf region lived in teepee villages
False
(plains region)
Major city located in the Mountains in Basins
(hint: Far west)
El Paso
What city of is one of the largest in the
region, serving as a major transportation hub and commercial center in the Panhandle?
(hint: Great Plains)
Amarillo
If you travel from east to west, the elevation gets higher.
True or False?
TRUE
What region did the Comanche live in?
The Great Plains
The Puebloan relied heavily on horses for hunting?
False
( Plains region)
Gulf Coast Indian tribes and Plains Indian tribes were similar in that they were both, Sedentary or Nomadic?
Nomadic
This region has Palo Duro Canyon as a natural landmark.
Great Plains
Which of the following is an adaptation made by Texans to their environment?
( hint: man made)
dam
The Karankawa lived in the Gulf Coast and were Sedentary hunters
True or False?
False
They were nomadic
nomadic= moved around
did not stay in one spot " roam"
The Great Plains region was once home to large, roaming herds of buffalo and sedentary tribes.
False
Sedentary= stayed in one spot
"settled"
In which ways were the Comanches and Kiowas similar?
Select TWO correct answers.
A. lived in the Coastal Plains
B. gathered berries
C. hunted buffalo
D. lived in bands
E. lived in adobe homes
-Hunted Buffalo
-Lived in Bands
(C & D)
Texas regions are grouped based on which of the following characteristics?
Location & physical Features
Farmers are often dependent on
underground water sources, such as the _______ to grow their crops.
Ogallala Aquifer