Regions
Deserts, Davis Mountains.
Mountains & Basins
Farmers, trade network.
Caddo
Explorer mapped TX coast in 1519.
Álvarez de Pineda
River forms border with Mexico.
Rio Grande
Most major cities, fertile land.
Coastal Plains
Nomadic Gulf Coast fishers
Karankawa
Cabeza de Vaca entered TX along this body of water.
Gulf of Mexico
River separates TX from Louisiana.
Sabine River
Red River forms northern boundary.
North Central Plains
Cultures differed due to available ____.
Resources
French explorer built Fort St. Louis.
La Salle
Boundary separates TX from Oklahoma.
Red River
Plains, plateaus, canyons NW
Great Plains
Cabeza de Vaca survived using _____.
Trade
Expeditions seeking Seven Cities of Gold.
Coronado’
Longitude measured east/west of what line?
Prime Meridian
Region includes Big Bend
Mountains & Basins
Year Spanish mapped TX coast.
1519
Spain’s reason for missions.
Convert natives to loyal Spanish and get land
Latitude measured north/south of what line?
Equator