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6 Weeks Review
1. Which area of Texas gets
the most rainfall? The least?
 Most rainfall-Gulf Coast Plain
 Least rainfall-Mountains and Basins
2. Which region of Texas has
the highest elevation? The
lowest?
 Highest elevation-Mountains and Basins
 Lowest elevation-Gulf Coast Plains
3. Describe the missionbuilding era of Texas.
 Spain’s main tool for colonizing Texas
and claiming the land
 One purpose was to convert Native
Texas to the Catholic faith
 Also to teach the Native Texans to be
good subjects of the Spanish crown
 Spain hoped the Native Texans would
become good laborers
4. What were the negative
effects of Spanish missions
in Texas?
 Hard work for the Native Texans
 Native Texans were exposed to deadly
diseases from the Europeans
 The Native Texans had difficulty adjusting
to the diet in the missions
5. Why did Hernando de Soto
travel across Texas and the
Americas?
 To find gold and treasures for Spain
6. Which country was Texas
a part of during the 18th
Century?
 Spain
7. Which explorer was
shipwrecked near Galveston
while searching for the
legendary city of El Dorado?
 Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
8. Describe Cibola and why
was it important to the early
Spanish exploration of
Texas.
 Cibola was a legend of seven cities of
gold
 It drew explorers to Texas in search of
the gold
9. List three possible primary
sources and three possible
secondary sources.
 Primary:
 Picture
 Diary
 Letter
 Secondary:
 Textbook
 Encyclopedia
 Newspaper
10. If you wanted to grow a
crop with a long growing
period, what region would be
best?
 Gulf Coast Plains
11. Describe some
similarities between the
Apaches and Comanches.
Describe some differences.
 Similarities:
 Nomads
 Depended on buffalo
 Differences:
 Apaches migrated to Texas in the 1600s or earlier
 Comanche’s migrated to Texas in the 1700s
12. How are the Jumanos
and other Pueblo people
similar?
 Primarily farmers
 Lived in the Mountain and Basins region
 Adobe homes
13. Cities such as El Paso,
Amarillo, San Antonio reflect
the culture and influence of
what country?
 Spain
14. Counties represent what
type of region in Texas?
 Political regions
15. What Texas region(s) lie
within the Great Plains
region if the United States?
What are some Texas cities
that lie within that region?
 Great Plains region of Texas
 Amarillo and Lubbock
16. Which Texas region has
the highest population
density?
 Gulf Coast Plains
17. Why do Texans need
to conserve water?
 Water is necessary for farming to be
successful
18. How have the Tejanos
maintained their heritage
while adapting to American
culture?
 Have created a language that combines
Spanish and English together
19. Why is East Texas
important to the state’s
economy?
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Timber (tree) farms
Ports
Factories
Oil and Gas
20. How did the Caddo use
the environment to meet
their needs?
 Crops for food
 Grass houses
 Clay Pottery
21. How did most Spanish
settlers earn a living in the
late 1600s and early 1700s?
 Most Spanish settlers in the late 1600s
and early 1700s were missionaries
22. Which Native American
group lived in the Gulf Coast
region of Texas in the
1500s?
 Kiowa
23. When did the Spanish
FIRST begin building
Catholic missions in Texas?
 Late 1600s