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The High Plains and Edwards Plateau are subregions found in what region?
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The Great Plains
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It is one of the plains regions.
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What is a trend?
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A general movement toward change over the course of time.
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Think of a chart.
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What is Geography the study of?
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The earth, its physical features, and its people.
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Look at the first part of the word.
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What is an example of a physical characteristic that would describe place?
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Red River.
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It is in Texas, and acts as a border.
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El Paso and Marfa are both major cities found in what region?
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Mountains and Basin
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It is dry.
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Austin, Houston, Dallas and Galveston are all major cities found in what region?
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Gulf Coastal Plains
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Sun, water
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What are the names of the four natural regions in Texas?
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Mountains and Basins, Great Plains, North Central Plains, and Coastal plains
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Remember your magic box booklet;0)
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What happens to elevation as you move from east to west in Texas?
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the elevation increases
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Draw Texas. Remember if you are looking at a map, West is first and then East.
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This region begins at the Balcones Escapment and extends west as far as the Caprock Escarpment.
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Great Plains
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It is in the Panhandel
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When used from directions, street names and landmarks refer to
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relative location
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Is it the exact place, or the round about place..
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What are the five themes of Geography?
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Location, place, human-environmental relationships, movement, and regions.
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Remember the beginning of the year...and the chart.
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Which landform region has the longest growing season?
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Coastal Plains
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The one we live in.
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The equator is an imaginaryline that divides the earth into...
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Northern and Southern hemispheres
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Think of a globe.
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What are the four economic activities found in all four regions?
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farming, ranching, oil, gas
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Remember your magic box booklet.
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Longitude measures the location of places on the earth.
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east or west of the prime meridian
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In relation to what?
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Relative location can describe...
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Where a place is situated compared with other places.
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Definition..please
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What are examples of human charactistics?
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skyscrapers, irrigation of crops, and factories.
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look around you.
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Per capita income can best described as...
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the average amount of income per person per year, in a given area.
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Per capita basically means per person
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Descibe the Gulf Coastal plains
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largest region covers 1/3 of Texas
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think about its size
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Grand Prairie, Cross Timbers, and Rolling Plains are all subregions found in this region
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North Central Plains
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In the middle of Texas
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What region can best be described as a region of steep mountains and lower areas called basins with land that is dry and rocky?
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Mountains and Basins
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Part of Rocky Mountains
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San Antonio is located in which region?
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Gulf Coastal Plains
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Same as the region we live in.
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Use of irrigation is one example of
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physical geography
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a type of geography
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Which branch of government is best described by:
* Power to make laws * Two Houses: Senate and the House of Representatives. * Two year term in the House, and four year term in Senate. |
The Legistlative branch
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The one that writes the laws.
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Which political belief is supported by both the U.S. and Texas Constitutions?
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Federalism
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Oh come on..you should know this!! It was a vocabulary word.
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The U.S. Constitution specifies the powers of the federal government and leaves all other powers to...
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The state or the people
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You and me..and our ...government.
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A person wearing a pin that says "Go Solar" would be expressing his or her freedom of...
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Speech
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Think First Admendment
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Trying to persuaged legislators to pass or defeat certain legislation is called
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Lobbying
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Rhimes with hobby.
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The main duty of the U.S. Supreme Court is to
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Interpret the Constitution
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Not enforce,or write..but they...
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The U.S. Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution because
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Some people thought the government might take away the rights they had fought for
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To protect who.
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The branch of government that enforces laws and recommends people for government post is
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The executive branch
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Think of your government tree..which branch is it?
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The National Origins Act of 1924 discriminated against certain immigrants on the basis of
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RACE
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Origins means where they come from..what might a group of people that all come from the same place have in common?
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Dr. Michael DeBakey developed the technology that made what type of surgery possible?
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Coronary bypass surgery
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Another word for heart
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Walt Cunningham received recognition for being
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aboard the first Apollo spacecraft to carry astronauts into space.
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The ultamate flight.
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Before a person can vote he/she must
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Be a citizen
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Think of a flow chart
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Money or property that companies or individuals use to increase their wealth are called
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Capital
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Sounds like the same place where the White House is.
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As part of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, the federal government paid 90% of the cost of
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building more then 40,000 miles of roads.
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they built what...
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Texas Senator Phil Gramm is unusal in that he
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switched from a Democrat to a Republican
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He changed his mind
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Agribusiness is the business of producing, processing and distributing what kinds of products on a large scale?
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Farm products
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Agribusiness..means what?
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"Boom and Bust" refers to
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an economic upturn, followed by a downturn.
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Definition
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What is James L. Farmer best known for?
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Founding the Congress of Racial Equity
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Not the NAACP but the...
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Why were many minorities unable to vote?
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They could not afford to pay the poll tax
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They had a requirement that they could not meet.
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Which of the following was a result of the oil crash in the 1980s?
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*Workers left the state to find jobs.
*Homes were left empty as mortgages went unpaid. *Schools lost students, and cities lost tax dollars. |
There are multivle answers..a list of results.
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What town was hit especially hard during the economic slup of the mid-1980s because of its refineries and shipping industry?
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Houston
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It is the largest in the Gulf Coastal Plains.
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What did MALDEF challenge in Texas?
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public fuding for school
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Think school
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What is the term for U.S. assembly plants located just south of the Mexican border?
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Maquiladores
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Think spanish term
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In a city that is culturally diverse, the citizens come from a variety of
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Ethnic backgrounds
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Differences.
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How did Texas colleges and universities try to meet the demand for more college-educated workers?
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They set up more campuses and offered more courses.
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Expansion
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What did the Arab nations of OPEC do in 1973?
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They placed an embargo on oil shipped to the United States
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Had to do with the relationship between them and the U.S.
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Variety of different backgrounds is called
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Cultural Diversity
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Variety
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The economic activity that supports a city is called
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Economic base
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the base
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The "Robin Hood" plan was intended to
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equalize funding for school districts
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Schools
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The sudden increase in births in the United States following WWII is called
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Baby boom
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there was an explosion in births
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A natural resource that can easily be replaced after it is used is ca
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Renewable resource
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It is re-occuring
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Which of the following is a future solution for the overcrowding on Texas highways
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*Rail system
*New types of buses *Mass-transit solutions |
Not roads, but instead...
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Which country is a member of NAFTA?
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*Mexico
*U.S. *Canada |
All North American Countries
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Midland Mini and Leanderthal lady are examples of
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ancient human remains found in Texas
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What are they, where were they found?
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Earned a bronze star in WWII. Founded the American GI forum.
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Hector P. Garcia
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Hispanic Texas Leader
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Worked to help get women allowed in the Army. Was named the Director of Women Army Corps.
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Oveta Culp Hobby
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She has three names
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President that introduced programs to create the Great Society to reduce poverty, reduce education and provide civil rights for all
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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He is the only President that we have talked about.
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How do many archaeologist believe that the first Americans, or Paleo-Indians arrived in North America?
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By crossing a land bridge between Asia and North America
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Think of a mental map where do North America and Asia meet?
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Because of the Gulf Coast's hot summers and mild winters...
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the Karankawa wore little to no clothing.
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Your favorite answer...think clothing.
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How did Pueblo houses differ from the dwellings built by nomads?
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they were permanent and the nomad houses were not.
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Temporary or Permanent
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What is Pineda credited with?
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Creating the first map of the Gulf of Mexico
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Sailed along the coast and did what?
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Although the Karankawa took the explorers in and shared thier supplies with them
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the Karankawa held them captive and made them work very hard
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Think about their social standing.
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What did the legend of the Seven Cities of Gold lead to?
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*First European sighting of the Grand Canyon.
*Death of Esteban *Exploration of the Texas Panhandle |
If it was a flow chart what would be included?
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What did Fray Marcos mistakenly assume when he saw Cibola?
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The gleaming buildings were made of gold.
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What did the pueblo look like?
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How can you conclude was conquering Cibola important to the Spaniards?
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They sent the largest force ever assembled to North America.
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Think about everything they brought with.
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What is the earlist pre-historic period?
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Paleo-Indians
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Think about the three eras.
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Why were the Zuni Indians easily defeated?
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They were over come by the Spaniards' superior weapons.
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think about the technology.
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Coronado's expedition through Texas was considered a failure because..
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no gold was found
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What were they looking for?
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Pre-historic period that began around 6000 B.C. in which people began to tame dogs.
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Archaic
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Time of great change.
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Ancient culture region that includes what is now Central America.
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Mesoamerica
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Sounds Spanish
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Period that began around 700AD when Native Americans started using the land to greater advantage
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Late Prehistoric
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What are three eras?
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How did the people who lived on the Plains hunt buffalo before they had horses?
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They ran the buffalo over cliffs or into streams to kill them.
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Remember the website
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Prehistoric Texans survived mainly by
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hunting wild animals
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What did they eat?
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The explorer La Salle claimed all of Louisiana for
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France
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Not SPAIN
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The evolution of agriculture made it possible for early people to
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Remain in one place
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Think about thier shelter, and way of life.
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If a tribe lived on the Plains, you could predict that they...
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*hunted buffalo
*were nomadic and lived in Tepees. *wore clothing made from animal skins. |
This should be a list of predictable traits.
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What made the Spanish eager to continue exploration of New Spain?
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The gold and riches that Cortes brought back
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The three G's
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What did the legend of the Seven Cities of Gold lead to?
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*First European sighting of the Grand Canyon.
*Death of Esteban *Exploration of the Texas Panhandle |
If it was a flow chart what would be included?
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What did Fray Marcos mistakenly assume when he saw Cibola?
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The gleaming buildings were made of gold.
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What did the pueblo look like?
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How can you conclude was conquering Cibola important to the Spaniards?
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They sent the largest force ever assembled to North America.
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Think about everything they brought with.
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What is the earlist pre-historic period?
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Paleo-Indians
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Think about the three eras.
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Why were the Zuni Indians easily defeated?
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They were over come by the Spaniards' superior weapons.
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think about the technology.
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Coronado's expedition through Texas was considered a failure because..
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no gold was found
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What were they looking for?
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Pre-historic period that began around 6000 B.C. in which people began to tame dogs.
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Archaic
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Time of great change.
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Ancient culture region that includes what is now Central America.
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Mesoamerica
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Sounds Spanish
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Period that began around 700AD when Native Americans started using the land to greater advantage
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Late Prehistoric
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What are three eras?
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How did the people who lived on the Plains hunt buffalo before they had horses?
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They ran the buffalo over cliffs or into streams to kill them.
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Remember the website
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Prehistoric Texans survived mainly by
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hunting wild animals
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What did they eat?
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The explorer La Salle claimed all of Louisiana for
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France
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Not SPAIN
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The evolution of agriculture made it possible for early people to
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Remain in one place
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Think about thier shelter, and way of life.
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If a tribe lived on the Plains, you could predict that they...
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*hunted buffalo
*were nomadic and lived in Tepees. *wore clothing made from animal skins. |
This should be a list of predictable traits.
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What made the Spanish eager to continue exploration of New Spain?
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The gold and riches that Cortes brought back
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The three G's
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What was La Salle searching for when he set sail for the Gulf of Mexico in 1684?
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The mouth of the Mississippi
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It was NOT gold.
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Cortes gained control of Mexico by
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defeating the Aztecs in battle
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Who did they have to fight?
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A culture with complex social structure is known as a
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Civilization
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One of the vocabulary words
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What was the most important crop in Mesoamerica?
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maize
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another word..for corn
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Who was one of the survivors of the Narvaez expedition? He traveled through Texas for over 8 years and it is from his writing that we have learned what we know about the Natives of Texas.
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Cabeza de Vaca
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He was ship wrecked in Texas.
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