Vocabulary
Texas Geography
Regions of Texas
Native Texans
Miscellaneous
100
Identify the vocabulary term for the following definition: A __________ is someone who moves from place to place with no permanent home.
Nomad
100
Name 5 rivers in Texas.
Sabine, Red, Rio Grande, Nueces, Neches, Trinity, Brazos, Colorado, Guadalupe, San Antonio, Pecos, Canadian
100
What are the four regions of Texas?
Coastal Plains, North Central Plains, Plains, Mountains and Basins
100
Which region of Texas has these Native tribes: Karankawa, Coalhuiltecan, and Atakapan?
Gulf Coastal Region
100
What does sedentary mean?
Stays in one place, permanent settlement
200
Identify the vocabulary term for the following definition: ____________ is the process of growing plants and raising animals for food.
Agriculture
200
Name 5 major cities in Texas.
Dallas/Ft. Worth, El Paso, Houston, Lubbock, Odessa, Amarillo, Midland, Brownsville, Galveston,...
200
Which region am I describing? -Hot days, cool nights, desert, cattle, sheep, dry
Mountains and Basins
200
Which tribe used every part of the buffalo, lived in teepees, and domesticated animals before the introduction of horses?
Comanche
200
What is another word for farming?
agriculture
300
Identify the vocabulary term for the following definition: _________ is sun-dried bricks made from a mixture of mud with a small amount of straw or grass.
Adobe
300
What river separates Texas and Mexico?
Rio Grande
300
Which region of Texas am I describing? -plateaus, canyons, aquifers -ranching and farming -windy -oil/gas
Great Plains
300
Which Native Texan tribes were sedentary?
Pueblan- Jumano, Tigua Southeastern Texas- Caddo, Wichita
300
Which region of Texas has large, populated cities?
North Central Plains
400
Identify the vocabulary term for the following definition: __________ is a period of time with distinct political, economic, and social characteristics.
Era
400
Choose one of the four options for filling in the following definition: ______________ of places include landforms and soils, bodies of water, vegetation, climate, weather patterns and animal life. Is it migratory characteristics, human characteristics, physical characteristics, or electrical characteristics?
physical characteristics
400
In what region is Caprock Canyon located?
Great Plains- near Amarillo
400
Which tribe built dome-shaped huts, organized a government system led by a chief, and greeted Europeans with the word Tejas which means "friends"?
Caddo
400
Which of the following is NOT a natural landmark? -Balcones Escarpment -Palo Duro Canyon -Llano Estacado -Texas State Capitol
Texas State Capitol
500
An _____________ is a long, steep slope, especially one at the edge of a plateau or separating areas of land at different heights.
Escarpment
500
Choose one of the four options for filling in the following definition: ______________of places include language, religion, political systems, economic systems, population distribution, ethnicity, age, and standards of living. Is it human characteristics, physical characteristics, migratory characteristics, or spatial characteristics?
human characteristics
500
Which region receives the most rainfall per year?
Gulf Coast Region
500
Which tribe was most feared on the plains?
Kiowa
500
Why do historians divide the past into eras?
So that they can examine cause and effect relationships as well as evolution of history over time.