Eras
Which of the following describes the defining characteristics of the era of Natural Texas and Its People in Texas history?
A) American Indian tribes lived in Texas and adapted to the environment.
B) Spanish explorers and American Indian tribes both claimed land in Texas.
C) Conflicts between European settlers and American Indian tribes were common.
D) European settlers in Texas learned about the culture of the American Indian tribes.
A) American Indian tribes lived in Texas and adapted to the environment.
While people in early central Mexico were living settled lives and growing their own crops, people in early Texas were living as______.
A) Hunters
B) Farmers
C) Fishermen
D) Nomads
D) Nomads
Which region is Big Bend National Park in?
A) Coastal Plains
B) North Central Plains
C) Mountains and Basins
D) Great Plains
C) Mountains and Basins
Which Region is Red River in?
A) Coastal Plains
B) North Central Plains
C) Mountains and Basins
D) Great Plains
B) North Central Plains
Historians divide periods of time with similar characteristics into eras in order to —
A) Predict the Future
B) Analyze Historical Maps
C) Record Economic Data about Texas
D) Organize Information about the past
D) Organize Information about the past
What two animals were important to the Native Americans who made up the plains culture?
A)
A) Cattle and Sheep
B) Buffalo and Horses
C) Goats and Sheep
D) Pigs and Horses
B) Buffalo and Horses
What physical feature is common in both the Great Plains and the Coastal Plains regions of Texas?
A) Lack of significant water resources
B) Cold winters and humid hot summers
C) Flat land suitable for farming or ranching
D) Major cities with large metropolitan areas
C) Flat land suitable for farming or ranching
Which Region is Dallas in?
A) Coastal Plains
B) North Central Plains
C) Mountains and Basins
D) Great Plains
A) Coastal Plains
Historians create eras in order to-
A) predict what the future will be like in Texas
B) describe how the oil industry developed in Texas
C) explain how Texas became a state in the United States
D) Organize the changes over time that have occurred in Texas
D) Organize the changes over time that have occurred in Texas
How were the Coahuiltecan similar to the Karankawa?
How does the physical environment of coastal Texas contrast with that of the Mountain and Basin region?
A) Coastal Texas has more rivers.
B) Coastal Texas has a higher elevation.
C) The Mountain and Basin region has more agriculture.
D) The Mountain and Basin region has long summers and warm winters.
A) Coastal Texas has more rivers.
Which region is Houston in?
A) Coastal Plains
B) North Central Plains
C) Mountains and Basins
D) Great Plains
A) Coastal Plains
Which era involves how Native Americans lived in Texas before European arrival?
A) Natural Texas and Its People
B) Age of Contact
C) Spanish Colonial
D) Mexican National
A) Natural Texas and Its People
Many early people and Native Americans survived by being nomads or hunters and gatherers. What changed the way people lived?
A) Farming
B) Ranching
C) Fishing
D) Irrigating
A) Farming
When traveling from east to west across the state of Texas, which of the following describes the changes in physical geography that occur?
A) The elevation decreases.
B) The elevation increases
C) Wide open prairies span all across Texas.
D) Canyons and basins turn into coastal plains.
B) The elevation increases
Which region is Austin in?
A) Coastal Plains
B) North Central Plains
C) Mountains and Basins
D) Great Plains
A) Coastal Plains
The Karankawa and Coahuiltecans belonged to which culture group?
A) Puebloan
B) Southeastern
C) Plains
D) Gulf
D) Gulf
Which Native American regional groups were more sedentary than the other nomadic Native Americans?
A) Puebloan and Southeastern
B) Plains and Gulf Coast
C) Plains and Desert
D) North Central and Mountain/Basin
A) Puebloan and Southeastern
Which region has the lowest precipitation but the highest elevation?
A) Coastal Plains
B) North Central Plains
C) Mountains and Basins
D) Great Plains
C) Mountains and Basins
What are most cities in Texas centered around?
A) The cities are located along the state borders.
B) The cities are located in close proximity to each other.
C) The cities are located in the north where the climate is cooler.
D) The cities are located near waterways which provide transportation.
D) The cities are located near waterways which provide transportation.