TX 1.1 - Geography & Native Texans

Which of the following is NOT a type of extreme weather Texans encounter?

• Floods

• Hurricanes

• Tornados

• Volcanic eruptions

What is the term for a cold front with strong winds that sweeps down to Texas from the northern parts of North America?

• Low pressure system

• Norther

• Souther

• High pressure system

Which of the following tribes was NOT located in the Gulf Coastal Plains?

• Karankawa

• Kiowa

• Atakapan

• Coahuiltecan

Which of the following tribes was NOT located in the Central Plains Region?

• Caddo

• Tonkawa

• Jumano

Which of the following tribes was NOT located in the Great Plains region?

• Comanche

• Wichita

• Apache

• Kiowa

• Karankawa

Which of the following tribes was NOT located in the Mountains and Basins region?

• Jumano

• Tiguan

• Comanche

Tribes that moved from place to place following their food source were said to be _____ while tribes that settled in one place were said to be _____.

• sedentary / stationary

• nomadic / sedentary

• sedentary / nomadic

• nomadic / mobile

Which of the following is not a correct pairing?

1) Gulf Coast region = sedentary fishers and hunters

2) Central Plains region = sedentary farmers

3) Great Plains region = nomadic alligator hunters

4) Mountains and Basins region = sedentary adobe dwellers

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which of the following is not a correct pairing of present-day economic activities in each region?

1) Gulf Coast region = petroleum, farming, aerospace, medical

2) Central Plains region = cotton farming, livestock ranching

3) Great Plains region = livestock ranching, tourism, hunting

4) Mountains and Basins region = fishing, ocean trade

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• - Mining in the Mountains and Basins

• - Livestock ranching in the Great Plains

• - Cotton farming in the Central Plains

• - Shrimping industry in the Coastal Plains

The above list are all examples that a region's _____ determines its

• _____.

• economy / culture

• geography / economy

• culture / geography

• economy / geography