Do Now - Texas Regions

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List the four regions of Texas.

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Mountains and Basins, Gulf Coastal Plains, North Central Plains, Great Plains

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What was the Bering Land Bridge? Fill in the blank: The Bering Land Bridge was a strip of ice that was ______ miles wide.

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1,000

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Where did the Bering Land Bridge connect?

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Northeast Asia to America

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What happened when the ice melted? Fill in the blank: When the ice melted, the frozen bridge disappeared and the water ______.

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raised the level of the sea

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What happened to the hunters who followed the animals into North America?

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They had no way of getting back to Asia.

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Who were the early Americans that followed the animals into North America? Fill in the blank: The ______ followed the animals into North America.

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Paleo-Indians

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Fill in one pro (+) of the Great Plains region.

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fertile soil for farming

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Fill in one pro (+) of the Coastal Plains region: access to the Gulf of Mexico, mountainous terrain, lack of water resources, extreme cold climate.

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access to the Gulf of Mexico

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Fill in one con (-) of the Mountains and Basins region.

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limited water resources

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Based on the map, where are the majority of ranching and cattle activities located? Options: Mountains and Basins, Coastal Plains, Central Plains, Great Plains

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Central Plains