Regions
This region is known having the lowest elevation in Texas
Coastal Region
What is is the one thing that the Spanish gave to the Natives that was not beneficial?
Disease
Which 2 tribes lived in the Mountains and Basins region?
Jumano & Tigua
How many Escarpments does Texas have?
2
What are the 5 major cities in Texas?
Austin, Dallas, El Paso, Houston, San Antonio
This region is known for having the highest elevation in Texas
Mountain and Basins
The Buffalo
Which tribe was known for eating their enemies to absorb their power?
What 2 Rivers make up borders for Texas?
Rio Grande & Red River
Which era do we find Native Americans in Texas history?
Natural Texas & its People
This region has many flatlands for farming
Great Plains
What quality do all native groups of Texas share?
They respect the enviroment and use all parts of animals
This tribe was known to attack other tribes and take their things
Comannche
Which region of the 4 is the largest?
Coastal Plains
What is an adaptation that Texans make to their environment? (hint: it deals with water)
Dams
Piney Woods, Post Oak Belt, and Black Land Prairie are subregions in this region
Coastal Region
Gulf Coast Indians and Plains tribes are similar, why?
Nomadic
This tribe lived in the coastal region and lived in grass huts
Karankawa
Lubbock sits on what geographic feature?
Llano Estacado
Sedentary means what?
Stays in one place
What are the 4 regions going east to west?
Coastal Plains, North Central Plains, Great Plains, Mountain and Basin
What group captured a shipwrecked Spanish Explorer?
Karankawas
These 2 tribes are both nomadic and live in the coastal plains
Coahuiltecans and Karankawa
What is the name of the Escarpment that separates the Great Plains and the Coastal Plains?
Balcones
Name of the Spanish explore that was shipwrecked and captures by Indians?
Cabeza de Vaca