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30 Cards in this Set
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Which escarpment divides the coaststal plains and the Noth central plains?
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Balcones Escarpment
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Which escarpment divides the north central plains and the great plains?
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Caprock Escarpment
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Which natural region of Texas is the home to two thirds of all texans
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Coastal Plains
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Which natural region contains most of the Texas panhandle and is where cotton and wheat are grown today?
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Great plains
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Which region has the longest growing seasons and receives the most rainfall?
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Coastal plains
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El paso is the lagest city in which regon
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Mountains and basins
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Name the highest point in texas
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Guadalupe peak
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In which continent, hemisphere, and country is Texas located
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North America, northwest, USA
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What grid system is used to determine the exact location of a place on earth
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Longitude and Latitude
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What is the start point for measuring latitude
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Equater
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The exact position of a place on earth is called ________________ location
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Absolute location
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The position of a place relative or in comparison, to another place is called ______________ location
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Relitive location
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What is a way of life developed by a group of people to satisfy its needs
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Culture
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List the four Indian cultures that were present in Texas
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Plains
Gulf coast Southeastern Puebloan |
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A member of a group that wanders from place to place is called a
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Nomad
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Name the two Indian cultures in Texas who were nomadic
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Plains
Gulf coast |
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Name the two Indian cultures in Texas who farmed and had permanent settlements
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Southeastern
Puebloan |
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Name the Indian culture in Texas who was nomadic but DID NOT solely depend on buffalo to survive.
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Gulf coast
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Name the Indian culture in Texas who DID depend almost solely on buffalo
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Plains
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What is one of the most important factors in determining how a certain culture will develop
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Environment/natural recorces
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Why was farming so important to native americans
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Farming was important because it allowed Indians to stay in one place. Tribes could grow, prosper, and develop more complex and advanced societies
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In what part of Texas did the southeastern culture live
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Coastal plains
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In what part of Texas did the gulf culture live
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Coastal plains
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In what part of Texas did the puebloan live
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Mountains and Basins
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Which native group was most likely to adapt to mission life. Why
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Coahuiltecans
They wanted food and were the least developed |
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What spanish explorer died at the Mississippi river before his expedition could reach Texas
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De soto
Moscosco |
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What were three reasons for Spanish exploration of Texas
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God-to spread the catholic religion
Glory-to claim land for Spain Gold-to find the riches |
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A diary or journal entry. Is it a secondary or primary source
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Diary Primary
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If an artist paints a scene from an event that they witnessed. Is it a primary of secondary source
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Panting Primary
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If the six o'clock news reports a store about a testimony given in a murder trial
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Secondary
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