Finding Texas

1. Early Texans settled near rivers to meet their need for ___________.

• electricity
• entertainment
• food and water
• purchasing items they needed at nearby stores

2. Which of the following does not describe where Texas is found on the globe?

• north of the equator
• Northern Hemisphere
• Western Hemisphere
• south of the equator

3. Look at the chart below. Use it to answer the question from the article “Finding a Big State in a Big World.” Which idea belongs in the empty box?

• Geographic Regions of Texas
• Geographic Regions of the United States
• Characteristics of a Geographic Region
• Characteristics not found in a Geographic Region

Read the following def inition from a glossary. Which of the following terms best matches this def inition?- n., the freedom of private business to operate without government control

• basic needs
• geographic region
• settlement pattern
• free enterprise

What is the article “Settling Texas: Deciding Where to Live and Grow” mainly about?

• Early Texans settled in places where they could f ind their basic needs.
• Living near a river provided transportation for early Texans.
• Wells replaced rivers as a source of water for Texans
• Food, shelter and clothing were the most important needs for early Texans

What change, if any, should be made to sentence 1?

• change to to too
• change Is to Was
• change the period to a question mark
• make no change

What change, if any, should be made to sentence 2?

• insert a comma after is
• change one to won
• change first to First
• make no change

Find and locate the map of Texas on the quiz form. Where is it?

• At the top of the quiz form
• At the bottom of the quiz form labeled "Questions 8 & 9

8. According to this map of Texas, which region has the greatest amount of larger communities or cities?

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

9. Use the compass rose to locate the city that is northwest of Brownsville.

• Dallas
• El Paso
• Houston
• Beaumont