Unit 1 Assessment - Geography, Regions, & Native Americans

Land along the Rio Grande receives adequate water for crops and livestock.

• True

• False

The Coastal Plains is hot and humid with an undependable water supply.

• True

• False

National grasslands were established in the Great Plains after a drought in the 1930s produced Dust Bowl conditions.

• True

• False

The Caddo had village elders who led each settlement.

• True

• False

The Gulf Coast Plain has excellent grasslands that support raising more cattle than in other regions of Texas.

• True

• False

The earliest people to reach the Americas sailed across the Bering Strait from Asia.

• True

• False

Political maps usually show human-made divisions, such as capitals and cities.

• True

• False

The Coahuiltecan people of Texas lived in a harsher environment than that of the coastal groups.

• True

• False

The Coastal Plains region lies southeast of the North Central Plains and has a higher elevation.

• True

• False

Some early Native Americans lived in permanent settlements, but others were nomadic.

• True

• False