1. 1st 6 Weeks Review

2. 1. Which area of Texas gets the most rainfall? The least?
Most rainfall-Gulf Coast Plain
Least rainfall-Mountains and Basins

3. 2. Which region of Texas has the highest elevation? The lowest?
Highest elevation-Mountains and Basins
Lowest elevation-Gulf Coast Plains

4. 3. Describe the mission-building era of Texas.
Spain’s main tool for colonizing Texas and claiming the land
One purpose was to convert Native Texas to the Catholic faith
Also to teach the Native Texans to be good subjects of the Spanish crown
Spain hoped the Native Texans would become good laborers

5. 4. What were the negative effects of Spanish missions in Texas?
Hard work for the Native Texans
Native Texans were exposed to deadly diseases from the Europeans
The Native Texans had difficulty adjusting to the diet in the missions

6. 5. Why did Hernando de Soto travel across Texas and the Americas?
To find gold and treasures for Spain

7. 6. Which country was Texas a part of during the 18th Century?
Spain

8. 7. Which explorer was shipwrecked near Galveston while searching for the legendary city of El Dorado?
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca

9. 8. Describe Cibola and why was it important to the early Spanish exploration of Texas.
Cibola was a legend of seven cities of gold
It drew explorers to Texas in search of the gold

10. 9. List three possible primary sources and three possible secondary sources.
Picture
Diary
Letter
Secondary:
Textbook
Encyclopedia
Newspaper

11. 10. If you wanted to grow a crop with a long growing period, what region would be best?
Gulf Coast Plains

12. 11. Describe some similarities between the Apaches and Comanches
11. Describe some similarities between the Apaches and Comanches. Describe some differences.
Similarities:
Nomads
Depended on buffalo
Differences:
Apaches migrated to Texas in the 1600s or earlier
Comanche’s migrated to Texas in the 1700s

13. 12. How are the Jumanos and other Pueblo people similar?
Primarily farmers
Lived in the Mountain and Basins region
Adobe homes

14. 13. Cities such as El Paso, Amarillo, San Antonio reflect the culture and influence of what country?
Spain

15. 14. Counties represent what type of region in Texas?
Political regions

16. 15. What Texas region(s) lie within the Great Plains region if the United States? What are some Texas cities that lie within that region?
Great Plains region of Texas
Amarillo and Lubbock

17. 16. Which Texas region has the highest population density?
Gulf Coast Plains

18. 17. Why do Texans need to conserve water?
Water is necessary for farming to be successful

19. 18. How have the Tejanos maintained their heritage while adapting to American culture?
Have created a language that combines Spanish and English together

20. 19. Why is East Texas important to the state’s economy?
Timber (tree) farms
Ports
Factories
Oil and Gas

21. 20. How did the Caddo use the environment to meet their needs?
Crops for food
Grass houses
Clay Pottery

22. 21. How did most Spanish settlers earn a living in the late 1600s and early 1700s?
Most Spanish settlers in the late 1600s and early 1700s were missionaries

23. 22. Which Native American group lived in the Gulf Coast region of Texas in the 1500s?
Kiowa

24. 23. When did the Spanish FIRST begin building Catholic missions in Texas?
Late 1600s