1. Native Texas and its Peoples

3. North Central Plains  Geographical Characteristics  Rolling prairies, few rivers, buttes, mesas, hardwood forests,  Climate  Hot short summer  Cool to cold winters  Economic Resources  ranching, cotton, wheat  Major Cities  Fort Worth, Abilene, Wichita Falls

5. Coastal Plains  Geographical Characteristics  Plains, deserts, hills, Balcones Escarpment, good soil  All rivers flow through this region (has the most rivers)  Climate  Mild, hot, damp, humid  Economic Resources  Cattle Industry  Fruit and Vegetable Crops  Tree farms  Major Cities  Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Brownsville

6. Gulf COAST Peoples (Nomadic Hunters and Gathers)  Karankawa  Nomads along the gulf coast  Lived in the south east  Used dugout canoes to fish and hunt small animals.  Coalhuiltecans  Nomads along the gulf coast  South Texas  Ate bugs and small animals  Atakapans  Nomads  Hunted small animals  Fished in dugout canoes  Farming

7. South EASTERN Peoples ( COASTAL Plains)  Caddoes  Sedentary  Food rich environment  Built dome shaped huts  Had their own governmental system led by a chief  Women played an important role  Most advanced culture of all Native Americans

9. Great Plains  Geographical Characteristics  Canyons, escarpment, plains, aquifers, plateaus, Palo Duro canyons  Climate- Hot long summers, cold winters, dry air, dust storms  Economic Resources  Farming, ranching, oil and gas  Major Cities  Amarillo, Lubbock, Midland, Odessa,

10. PLAINS Peoples (Nomads, fierce warriors)  Comanche  Nomads  Used every part of the Buffalo  Lived in tipis  Domesticated animals before being introduced to horses  Apaches  Nomads  Depended  Made things out of buffalo hide  Lived in farming communities (rancherias) along rivers and streams  Kiowas  Nomads  Recorded their history on their tipis  Depended on the buffalo for survival  Made beautiful crafts  Developed a calendar  Most feared group along the plains

12. Mountains and Basins  Physical Characteristics  Mountain ranges, flat desert basins, rivers, Guadalupe Mountains, cacti, Pecos and Rio Grande river  Climate –Driest part of the state hot days cool night.  Economic Resources  Ranching, farming, oil and gas  Major Cities  El Paso

13. Puebloan Peoples  Jumanos  Sedentary  Farmers  Lived in adobe houses  Traders  Tiguas  Sedentary  Farmers  Lived in adobe houses  Made beautiful pottery

14. 4. Mountains and Basins 1.2.3. Great Plains 1 2 4 3 North Central Plains Coastal Plains