NATURAL TEXAS AND ITS PEOPLE
(Regions & Native Americans in TX)
1. What was the major food source of Native Americans living in the North
Central Plains and Great Plains? (7.2A)
A. Shell fish
B. Corn
C. Buffalo
D. Small game
2. In which region would Native Texans most likely depend on fish and
shellfish as a food source? (7.2A)
A. Mountains and Basins region
B. Great Plains region
C. Coastal Plains region
D. North Central Plains region
3. Who controlled the family unit in East Texas Caddoan societies? (7.2A)
A. the chief
B. the oldest female
C. the medicine man
D. the warriors
4. What are the names of the four natural regions of Texas? (7.9A)
A. Panhandle, Gulf Coast, East Texas, West Texas
B. Mountains and Valleys, Great Plains, North Plains, Gulf Coast
C. Mountains and Basins, Valleys, North Central Plains, Coastal Plains
D. Mountains and Basins, Great Plains, North Central Plains, Coastal Plains
Use the chart and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following questions.
Characteristics of Native American Cultures before European Migration
Culture
Region
Food Source
Housing
Jumano
Mountain and Basins
Farming
Baked adobe structures
Lipan Apache
Southern Great Plains
and Coastal Plains
Hunting and farming
Tipis
Comanche
North Central and Great
Plains
Buffalo and gathering
Tipis
Caddoe
Coastal Plains
Game, crops, and fishing
Dome-shaped structure
5. Geography influenced the homes of the Jumanos because— (7.2A)
A. Jumanos used animal skins as a foundation for their houses
B. Jumanos made bricks of mud and straw and baked them in the hot sun
C. Jumanos needed to be able to move from place to place to follow their food source
D. Jumanos lived where there were many trees and used the environment to supply their needs
6. Buffalo hide structures were necessary for the Comanche tribes because—(7.2A)
A. they followed the buffalo which migrated from the Great Lakes to Texas plains
B. they were not willing to fight and continually had to move to keep the peace
C. farming was difficult, and the Comanche were too lazy to build other houses
D. there were not enough trees on the Coastal Plains to provide wooden structures
7. Native Texan cultures in the Coastal Plains lived in villages while cultures
on the Central and Great Plains were nomadic because— (7.2A)
A. the climate stayed the same all year, so the natives moved to enjoy cooler weather
B. the native cultures living in plains traded with other tribes
C. native cultures living on the Texas plains were fierce warriors
D. the geographic conditions required that native cultures on the plains move to find adequate
food
8. In which region would the natives have lived in a dome-shaped house?
(7.2A)
A. Mountains and Basins region
C. North Central Plains region
B. Great Plains region
D. Coastal Plains region
Use the map and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following questions.
9. Which land feature is most common in Texas? (7.9B)
A. Mountains
C. Basins
B. Bayous
D. Plains
10. Which Native American groups lived in the Mountains and Basins
region? (7.8B)
A. Apaches and Kiowas
C. Jumanos and Tiguas
B. Karankawas and Caddoes
D. Caddoes and Comanches
11. Why did many of the Native American groups farm in the Coastal Plains
region? (7.8B)
A.
B.
C.
D.
There were not enough animals to hunt.
The fertile soil and mild climate were beneficial to crops.
Annual rainfall rates were too low.
They were unable to fish in this region
Use the graphic and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.
Karankawa used alligator
fat as mosquito repellant.
Lipan Apache hunted,
gathered and did small
scale farming in camps
near rivers.
?
Comanche homes had to
be easy to take apart and
light enough to carry on
long journeys
Caddoe created trade
goods and become a
major trade center in
addition to farming
12. Which of the following best completes the diagram? (7.8B)
A. Where you live affects how you live.
C. Social factors describe how we interact.
B. Economics is the name of the game.
D. Politics is about power.
13. Which landform is located in the High Plains subregion of the Great
Plains?
A. Balcones Escarpment
C. Caddo Mounds
B. Palo Duro Canyon
D. Enchanted Rock
Use the map and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.
14. Which of the following cities is located to the northwest of Abilene? (7.9A)
A. Fort Worth
C. El Paso
B. Lubbock
D. Austin
15. Houston is located in which of the following regions? (7.9A)
A. Coastal Plains
C. Great Plains
B. North Central Plains
D. Mountains and Basins
16. Which of the following cities is located in the Mountains and Basins
region? (7.9A)
A. Laredo
C. Houston
B. Lubbock
D. El Paso
Use the map to answer the questions 17- 20.
17. El Paso is in what natural region? (7.9A)
A. Great Plains
C. East Texas Plains
B. Mountains & Basins
D. Panhandle Plains
18. The territory that extends southward from San Antonio is part of what
natural region? (7.9A)
A. Coastal Plains
C. West Texas Plains
B. Mountains & Basins
D. Grassland Plains
19. The Edwards Plateau contains which important natural feature? (7.9A)
A. Llano Basin
C. Edwards Aquifer
B. Caddo Lake
D. Palo Duro Canyon
20. The most populous cities in Texas are located in the – (7.8A)
A. Mountain and Basins region
B. Coastal Plains region
C. High Plains region
D. Central Plains region
Use the graph and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.
21. Estimated Maximum Growing Season Which subregions have the
longest growing seasons? (7.9B)
A. Post Oak Belt and Blackland Prairie
B. Grand Prairie and South Texas Plain
C. Gulf Coastal Plain and South Texas Plain
D. Gulf Coastal Plain and Blackland Prairie
22. What conclusion could be drawn about the reason for the shorter growing
season of the Llano Basin? (7.9B)
A. There are not many farms in the Llano Basin
B. The Llano Basin averages less precipitation than the Gulf Coastal Plain
C. The Llano Basin is not a desirable place to live
D. The population of the Llano Basin is sparse
Use the map to answer questions 23 - 25.
23. Which river forms most of the border between Texas and Oklahoma?
(7.9B)
A. Rio Grande River
C. Blanco River
B. Red River
D. Comal River
24. Which group of Native Texans lived in the Gulf Coast/South Texas area?
(7.8B)
A. Tiguas
C. Jumanos
B. Karankawas
D. Apaches
25. Which river creates the southwest border separating Texas from Mexico?
(7.9B)
A. Rio Grande
C. Blanco River
B. Red River
D. Comal River!!