TX - 1.3a - Indigenous People

Which region of Texas is used primarily for agriculture [ranching and farming]?

• North Central Plains
• Great Plains
• Coastal Plains
• Mountains and Basins

HOW did early people migrate from Asia to North America?

• early people walked across a frozen land bridge connecting Asia and North America
• early people sailed from Asia to North America in ships made of fallen logs
• early people swam hundreds of miles from Asia to North America, across the Pacific Ocean 
• early people rode horses that they had tamed to travel from Asia to North America

WHY did early people migrate from Asia to North America?

• early people were hunters and were following herds of large animals
• early people were explorers looking for new lands to travel through
• early people were farmers and were looking for unfrozen soil to plant their crops
• early people were fishermen and were always searching for the best fishing locations

Which region of Texas has cooler temperatures because it is higher in elevation? [hint:  it includes the cities of Amarillo and Lubbock]

• Great Plains
• North Central Plains
• Coastal Plains
• Mountains and Basins

What did early people learn to do around 100 B.C. that completely changed their cultures? [hint:  they stayed in one place and developed more complex societies]

• they learned how to farm
• they learned how to write
• they learned how to ride horses
• they learned how to communicate with each other

What is the name of the first era of Texas history?

• Natural Texas and Its People

• The Era of Early Texas

• Texas: The Beginning

• Texas Geography and Early Settlers

Which region of Texas contains the 4 largest cities in Texas?

• Coastal Plains
• Mountains and Basins
• Great Plains
• North Central Plains

Which region of Texas includes the city of El Paso?

• Coastal Plains
• Mountains and Basins
• Great Plains
• North Central Plains

Which of these is the "essential question" for this unit of Texas history you're learning about?

• How does WHERE you live determine HOW you live?
• What are the FOUR REGIONS of Texas?
• What is HISTORY and why do we have to LEARN about it?
• HOW and WHY did people come to this land called TEXAS?

What number on the map shows a city built near the COLORADO RIVER? [hint: that city is our state capital]

• 3

• 1

• 4

• 2