Unit 2 -Texas History

All of the following are adaptations made by Texans to their environment EXCEPT —

• dams and bridges

• irrigation ditches

• terraced farming

• drilling for resources

Which of the following is an adaptation made by Texans to their environment?

• escarpment

• dam

• forest

• plateau

Which of the following is a quality of Texas Natives?

• They destroyed their environment by using it up and moving on.

• They did not need the environment.

• They did not use natural resources.

• They respected the environment and protected the natural resources.

What do the Great Plains and the Gulf Coastal Plains regions have in COMMON?

• Both lack significant water resources.

• Both have a thriving forestry industry.

• Both have flat land.

• Both have high humidity

How does the physical environment of Coastal Texas COMPARE with that of the Mountains and

Basins Regions?

• Mountains and Basins Regions have more rain.

• Coastal Texas has a lower elevation.

• Mountains and Basins Regions have more rivers.

• Coastal Texas has more desert.

• East Texas gets more rain than West Texas.

• West Texas gets more snow than East Texas.

• East Texas gets approximately 25 cm or less precipitation per year.

• West Texas gets more than 75 cm of precipitation per year.

Which is TRUE about the elevation of Texas?

• If you travel from east to west, it gets higher.

• If you travel from east to west it gets lower.

• If you travel from east to west it goes from low to high and back to low again.

• None of the above is true.

What physical feature is common in both the Great Plains and the Coastal Plains regions of

Texas?

• Lack of significant water resources

• Cold winters and humid hot summers

• Flat land suitable for farming or ranching

• Major cities with large metropolitan areas

• Houston

• Dallas

• Fort Worth

• El Paso

Which term does NOT belong with the rest in the describing the Kiowa and Apache Indians

*nomads

*fisherman

*buffalo hunters

*tepees

• nomad

• fisherman

• buffalo hunter

• tepees