Vocabulary
Adapt
To adjust in order to better fit a situation
This region contains cities such as Odessa and Midland and while it is high in elevation it is very dry with hot summers.
Great Plains
Comanche
Karankawa
Jumano
Caddo
Karankawa
What is Alonso Alvarez de Pineda famous for?
He was the first to map the Texas Gulf coastline
What is the era Natural Texas & its People about?
American Indian tribes that lived in Texas and how they adapted to the environment.
Adobe
Clay used for building homes
This region has the highest population and lowest elevation. It is home to the 4th largest city in the United States.
Gulf Coastal Plains
This Native Culture did not need to move around, so they built adobe houses.
Plains Indians
Southeastern Indians
Puebloan Indians
Gulf Indians
Puebloan
Which explorer was shipwrecked in Texas, but later publishes a journal that inspires others to explore the area?
Cabeza de Vaca
What is one-way Puebloan tribes adapted their farming practices to their dry environment?
They used irrigation from the Rio Grande to water crops
Characteristic
Traits that define someone or something
This natural region is famous for the rolling hills and agricultural industries.
Natives such as the Comanche followed herds of buffalo and were nomadic. Which Native Culture did they belong to?
Southeastern
Plains
Puebloan
Gulf
Plains
This Spanish explorer was inspired by a narrative published telling stories about Native people, bison, and cities of gold.
Coronado
What were the portable houses made of grass and animal skins used by the Karankawa tribe?
Wigwams
Nomadic
This region contains the highest peak in Texas but has the lowest elevation of all the regions. It is home to El Paso.
Mountains & Basins
Which TWO Native Cultures were nomadic?
Southeastern
Plains
Puebloan
Gulf
Plains & Gulf
This explorer is responsible for claiming the area that is now Mexico for Spain & conquering the Aztecs.
Hernan Cortes
Cause & Effect
Because Cabeza de Vaca wrote about his journey across North American what did it inspire others to do?
It motivated more Spanish explorers to come to Texas.
Sedentary
Having a permanent home- You don't move around
Name all four natural Texas regions
Great Plains
North Central Plains
Mountains & Basins
Gulf Coastal Plains
Which TWO Native Cultures were sedentary?
Southeastern
Puebloan
Plains
Gulf
Southeastern & Puebloan
This French Explorer is responsible for claiming the area of present-day Louisiana and was murdered by his own people.
La Salle
What year did Pineda make his map of the gulf coast?
1519