Jeopardy GeographyRegionsVocabularyPeople Early TX Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Final Jeopardy

$100 Question from GEOGRAPHY What is the natural southern boundary between Texas and Mexico?

$100 Answer from GEOGRAPHY The Rio Grande River

$200 Question from GEOGRAPHY What are the climatic effects of the Gulf of Mexico? (3)

$200 Answer from GEOGRAPHY Ocean breezes, Rainfall, and destructive storms

$300 Question from GEOGRAPHY What is the geography theme that states “everything we do causes some sort of change in nature”?

$300 Answer from GEOGRAPHY It is the Human-Environment Relationship.

$400 Question from GEOGRAPHY In early Texas, what did geography influence regarding people?

$400 Answer from GEOGRAPHY JOBS!!!

$500 Question from GEOGRAPHY What river forms the boundary Between Texas and Louisiana?

$500 Answer from GEOGRAPHY The Sabine River

$100 Question from REGIONS What region in Texas receives the most precipitation? What region receives the least?

$100 Answer from REGIONS Coastal Plains – the MOST Mountains & Basins – the LEAST

$200 Question from REGIONS Texas has both ___________ due to HIGH precipitation and ____________ due to LOW precipitation.

$200 Answer from REGIONS Forests – HIGH precipitation Deserts – LOW precipitation

$300 Question from REGIONS By damming up Texas rivers, Communities have been able to Conserve water in ____________ for drinking, irrigation, and Industry.

$300 Answer from REGIONS reservoirs

$400 Question from REGIONS Due to the lack of rainfall and scarcity of water in many areas across Texas, some cities require…

$400 Answer from REGIONS Water Rationing

$500 Question from REGIONS Which region of Texas is LEAST like the other regions of the state?

$500 Answer from REGIONS Mountains and Basins

$100 Question from VOCABULARY What do you call a person who who moves about from place to place with no permanent home?

$100 Answer from VOCABULARY Nomads

$200 Question from VOCABULARY What do you call an agent who makes all arrangements to bring settlers to a colony?

$200 Answer from VOCABULARY An empresario

$300 Question from VOCABULARY Words and cities such as lasso, stampede, rodeo, El Paso, and Blano come from what language?

$300 Answer from VOCABULARY Spanish

$400 Question from VOCABULARY What did the Spanish construct to provide military support to missions and settlements as well as protection to colonists from indian attacks?

$400 Answer from VOCABULARY Presidios

$500 Question from VOCABULARY What is the local governing body in a Spanish town called?

$500 Answer from VOCABULARY The ayuntimento

$100 Question from PEOPLE WHO AM I? -leader of TX troops in the Alamo -wrote letters asking for help -died defending the Alamo -in TX illegally but started a law firm

$100 Answer from PEOPLE William B. Travis

$200 Question from PEOPLE WHO AM I? -Name means “Head of Cow” -Shipwrecked off the TX coast -Convinced Karankawa he was a medicine man -Performed first surgery in TX -Explored interior of TX -1 st to report on Cibola

$200 Answer from PEOPLE Cabeza de Vaca

$300 Question from PEOPLE WHO AM I? -lost fortune in panic of presented proposal to bring 300 Anglo families to Spanish TX -Received help from Baron de Bastrop -Passed away before fulfilling my dream

$300 Answer from PEOPLE Moses Austin

$400 Question from PEOPLE What two categories would best describe the life-styles of Native Texans?

$400 Answer from PEOPLE Hunters and Farmers

$500 Question from PEOPLE WHO AM I? -Searched unsuccessfully for the Seven Cities of Gold -Claimed parts of AZ, NM, TX, OK, and KS for Spain -Had El Turko murdered

$500 Answer from PEOPLE Francisco Coronado

$100 Question from EARLY TX How did the earliest Texans come to the Americas from Asia?

$100 Answer from EARLY TX Across a land bridge

$200 Question from EARLY TX Most Texans were in favor of this document as it granted states’ rights to liberty, own property, and participate in elections?

$200 Answer from EARLY TX The Mexican Constitution of 1824

$300 Question from EARLY TX What reasons did the Spanish have for exploring the Western Hemisphere?

$300 Answer from EARLY TX The 3G’s GOLD GLORY GOD

$400 Question from EARLY TX What was significant about the Battle of Gonzales?

$400 Answer from EARLY TX It showed they were willing to use Military force if necessary.

$500 Question from EARLY TX What was the main purpose of the LAW of APRIL 6, 1830?

$500 Answer from EARLY TX To stop U.S. immigration to Texas

Final Jeopardy This document stated the following: Mexico does not give TX a voice in gov’t. Our leader, Stephen F. Austin was imprisoned unfairly. We’ve been denied right to jury trial. Public education has not been granted.

Final Jeopardy Answer What is the Texas Declaration of Independence?