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Chapter 1
Geography
Land
Called
Texas
Regions of
Texas
Texas
Indians
The Age of
Contact
The
Spanish
Colonies
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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
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
Make your wager
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...