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Absolute location

exact position of a place on Earth

An imaginary line that circles the globe exactly between the North and South Poles

What is the Equator

When you look at a globe, what lines tell you how far east or west of the prime meridian you are?

What is Longitude

What lines tell you how far north and south you are from the equator?

What is Latitude

shows the sequence over time

What is a timeline

portion of a population at each age.

What is age distribution

The pattern of weather in an area over a long period of time

What is climate

Water from most Texas rivers drain into the

What is the Gulf of Mexico

Why did the American Indian population decline when Europeans came to Texas?

Many American Indians died from warfare and disease

In which part of Texas are farmers able to grow crops year-round?

What is South Texas

Which Texas region has the longest growing season?

What is the Coastal Plains

an area with a common physical environment

What is a natural region

In which subregion could you find the Edwards Aquifer?

What is the Edwards Plateau

What escarpment separates the Edwards Plateau from the Coastal Plains?

What is the Balcones Escarpment

What is the largest city in Texas?

What is Houston

The name origin of the word Texas is the name Tejas from which Native American group?

What are the Caddos

The Apaches were able to attack both the Spanish and other Indian groups because

of their skilled use of horses

The Caddos practiced crop rotation to

prevent the soil from wearing out.

Why did the Caddos build mounds?

For religious purposes

Many Plains Indians used hides to make moveable homes called

What are tepees

Why did Spanish interest in Texas decline in the 1540s?

explorers failed to find gold or other treasure

What did Coronado hope to find at Cibola and Quivira?

What is Gold

Why did the conquistadores travel to the Americas?

Gold, glory, and land for themselves

One reason for conflict between the Spanish and American Indians was that both groups claimed the same

What is Land

Cabeza de Vaca was accompanied on his travels by a slave named

Who is Estaban (Estevanico)

Who lived in the missions?

priest, missionaries, Native Americans, soldiers and their families...

Which governor of Texas founded the San Antonio settlements?

Who is Alarcon

In what year were the San Antonio settlements founded?

What is 1718

Where did the families brought to San Antonio in 1731 to form a civil settlement come from?

What are the Canary Islands

Why did Louis Juchereau de St. Denis initially travel to Texas?

What is to find Father Hildalgo

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List 5 duties that a presidio soldier might have.

Guarded the missions and protected the herds, helped supervise the American Indians who lived there, provided escorts for travelers, delivered mail, and performed construction work...