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100
Which of the following is not a reason for European exploration in North America?
a. spread of religion
b. find new businesses to buy
c. search for money and wealth
d. look to settle new lands
b. find new businesses to buy
100
The building of missions in Texas had which of the following consequences on the environment?

a. the water supply diminished
b. adobe was hard to get
c. the forests were damaged
d. the environment suffered no consequences
d. the environment suffered no consequences
100
Through which Texas region did La Salle mainly explore?

a. Mountains and Basins
b. Gulf Coastal Plains
c. Central Plains
d. Big Bend
b. Gulf Coastal Plains
100
A map of Texas outlining the counties (like Tarrant County) is shoing the __________ regions of Texas.

a. economic
b. landform
c. political
d. population
c. political
100
I have lived in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. My family often goes to the ocean for fun. We dget lots of rain and sometimes even hurricanes. I which region of Texas do I live?

a. Great Plains
b. Central Plains
c. Mountains and Basins
d. Gulf Coastal Plains
d. Gulf Coastal Plains
200
Which of the following explains why Spaniards explored Texas?

a. Texas was on the route from Spain to India.
b. The Spanish wanted to sell Native Americans as slaves in Spain.
c. Spain wanted to find riches and claim new lands.
d. The Spanish were facing a severe drought and needed other settlements.
c. Spain wanted to find riches and claim new lands.
200
Which best describes the following characteristics of a location in Texas?

farming, ranching, oil, and gas are major industries

a. physical characteristics
b. human characteristics
b. human characteristics
200
In what Texas region did Coronado mainly explore?

a. Piney Woods
b. Gulf Coastal Plains
c. Great Plains
d. Mountains and Basins
c. Great Plains
200
If you were to travel from Galveston Island to El Paso, in which direction would you be traveling?

a. northwest
b. northeast
c. southeast
d. east
a. northwest
200
Past Present
built barbed wire fences built highways
used forest for lumber to use lumber and brick
build homes in buildings

What is the best title for this table?
a. Ways of Preserving the Environment
b. Ways Explorers Used Their Environments
c. Ways People have Adapted to Their Environments in Texas
d. Ways People have Destroyed Their Environments
b. Ways Explorers Used Their Environments
300
Which of the following is one way Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca affected the settlement of Texas?

a. by starting the towns of Dallas and Houston
b. by rebelling against Spanish rule
c. by leading colonists up the Colorado River
d. by exploring and mapping Texas
d. by exploring and mapping Texas
300
I am a region in East Texas. There are dense forests full of deer in me. There are no real mountains in the area. What region am I?

a. Hill Country
b. Panhandle
c. Piney Woods
d. Big Bend
c. Piney Woods
300
In what Texas region did Columbus mostly explore?

a. Panhandle
b. Gulf Coastal Plains
c. Central Plains
d. Columbus did not explore Texas.
d. Columbus did not explore Texas.
300
I am a geographic region in Texas. I also cross Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraxska. I am flat with few trees. Early Native Americans traveled across me in search of food. What region am I?

a. Great Plains
b. Gulf Coastal Plains
c. Piney Woods
d. Mountains and Basins
a Great Plains
300
You in a forest high on a hill beside a stream which runs down the hill. Which of the following natural resources could assist you in your survival?

a. water from the stream
b. wood and leaves for shelter from snow and rain
c. wood for fire and warmth
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
400
The following are reasons for building Spanish missions in Texas. *spread Catholic religion *spread Spanish culture and language
Which of the following would also fit in this list?

a. have a permanent land settlement
b. have a nice place for visitors to stay
c. create jobs for the Native Americans
d. create an army for battles
a. have a permanent land settlement
400
If a settler cuts down trees to build a house, dams a stream to have drinking water for livestock, and clears a road for his property, what has he done?

a. modified his environment
b. created a mission
c. adapted to his environment
d. changed the location of his environment
a. modified his environment
400
Which best describes the following characteristics of a location in Texas?

"located in north and central Texas"

a. physical characteristics
b. human characteristics
c. emotional characteristics
d. psychological characteristics
a. physical characteristics
400
Early missions were often within a fenced area. Why did priests use lumber to build fences and barriers around their missions?

a. Their religion required it.
b. The priests thought they needed protection from regional Native Americans
c. The missions needed a better food source.
d. The missions were located close to water sources.
b. The priests thought they needed protection from regional Native Americans.
400
Spanish missions were started in all of the following Texas regions except _________________________.

a. Panhandle
b. Piney Woods of East Texas
c. Gulf Coastal Plains
d. Mountains and Basins
a. Panhandle
500
Missions were established in Texas by Catholic priests. These priests believed that they should spread ________________________ to the people that lived in Texas. They intended to convert Native Americans and to establish Christian settlements in Texas.

All of the following complete the blank except-

a. religion
b. settlements
c. safety
d. jobs
c. safety
500
Which statement is true?

a. Exploration of Texas happened in a very short time.
b. More explorers came from France than any other country.
c. Spanish explorers came before French explorers.
c. Spanish explorers came before French explorers.