Regions of Texas
Name the four regions of Texas.
Mountains and Basins, Great Plains, Central Plains, Coastal Plains
What word means traveling from place to place, usually following resources?
Nomadic
Which two countries both claimed Texas?
Spain and France
What was a Spanish soldier and explorer called?
Conquistador
What are the 3 G's of Spanish exploration?
God, Gold, and Glory
The Mountains and Basins region is characterized as arid. What does arid mean?
Dry, lacking water
Which word means staying in one place?
Sedentary
In what year did Pineda map the coast of Texas?
1519
What was the name of Spanish religious settlements where Native Americans were converted to Christianity?
Missions
What does PEGS stand for?
Political, Economical, Geography, Social
Which region of Texas has the highest population and cities like Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio?
Coastal Plains
Plains and Gulf
Which explorer landed in Matagorda Bay, Texas while claiming land for France?
La Salle
A Spanish priest that worked to convert the Native Americans is called...
Friar
Mission San Francisco de los Tejas was built out of wood instead of brick. Why was this?
It was the natural resource available
Which region has the most rivers, rainfall, and water?
Coastal Plains
Which two Native cultures were sedentary, agriculture tribes?
Puebloan and Southeastern
Name one way that Cabeza de Vaca was able to survive being stranded in Texas for 7 years?
Healer/doctor for the Native Americans
Building relations with the Native Americans
Eating what was available
Storing water in horse legs
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The process of growing crops and raising livestock is called...
Agriculture
What are the two reasons why Spain built missions in Texas?
To claim land and to convert Native Americans
As you travel east to west in Texas, what happens to the elevation?
It increases
Name the four Native American cultures of Texas?
Gulf, Southeastern, Plains, Puebloan
While Spain was looking for gold to increase their wealth, what was France looking for to increase their wealth?
Fur
Native American tribes that moved from place to place were called...
Nomadic
What is the name of the era when European explorers came in contact in Native Americans?
Age of Contact