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- 1. Multiple Choice
How did horses get to North America?The Spanish brought them when they settled the regionHorses are native to North AmericaThere were never horses in America until the late 1800sThe Native Americans sold them to the Spanish. - 2. Multiple ChoiceHow did the first Americans (Indians) get to North America?From Spain in a boatIn a sled from GreenlandBy horseback from South AmericaBy crossing a land-bridge
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the definition of “nomadic”?Staying in one place and not moving.Moving from place to place with no permanent home.Riding a horse to travel somewherePeople who farm the land.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhere does the word “Texas” come from and what does it mean?Spanish explorers named the region after a town in Spain.The state was named after a famous French explorer.The Caddo tribe named Texas and the word means "friendship"The Comanche tribe named it and the word means "happy"
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhy do historians divide the past into eras?A. To include as many historical events as possibleA. Limit the number of facts taught within a unitA. Improve the development of timelinesA. Examine time periods with greater ease
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat did the Apache and Comanche tribes use in order to become great warriors?The horseThe cowA dogA lion
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat do we mean when we say, “Indians had to adapt to their environment?”All Indians moved to where the land was easy to farm.Indians used resources around where they lived in order to surviveSome tribes gave women more rights and privilegesSedentary Indians did not survive as long as Indians that were nomadic.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe Indians in the Gulf Coast can be described as _________________ and _______________/________________Sedentary and farmersSedentary and hunters/gatherersNomadic and farmersNomadic and hunters/gatherers
- 9. Multiple ChoiceDescribe the Indian tribes (Jumanos) that lived in the Mountains and Basins regionNomadic, farmers, lived in adobe housesSedentary, farmers and lived in adobe housesNomadic, hunted buffalo, and lived in teepeesNomadic, fished from ocean, and lived in wigwams
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat natural resource is the greatest influence on where people choose to settle?TreesClimateWaterEscarpments
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich colored region represents the Mountains and Basins region?PinkBlueGreenOrange
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich colored region represents the Coastal Plains?PinkBlueGreenOrange
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich colored region represents the Great Plains?PinkOrangeBlueGreen
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich colored region represents the North Central Plains?BlueGreenPinkOrange
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe image correctly identifies the capital of TexasTrueFalse
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat river forms the boundary between Texas and Mexico?Red RiverRio Grande RiverLake TravisColorado River
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat correctly describes the Mountains and Basins region?Least amount of rain and least populatedMost amount of rainMore people live here than in any other regionLargest region
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhich correctly describes the Coastal region of Texas?Largest region and most amount of rainSmallest region and most amount of rainLeast populatedLittle/no access to water
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