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60 Cards in this Set
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Metroplex
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A major manufacturing and trade center
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Ecosystems
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The interactions of living and nonliving things
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Elevation
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The distance above or below sea level
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What is the largest river in Texas?
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Brazos River
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Why are Texas rivers callsed "wrong-way rivers"?
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Because the rivers go away from were the water is needed
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The two major aquifers in Texas are the _______ and the ________ aquifers.
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Edwards
Ogallala |
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What is the source of water in the aquifers?
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Natural springs
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How does the relative location of Texas affect its climate, especially its rainfall?
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Texas in relation to the Gulf of Mexico is humid and rainy.
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What is the highest point in the state?
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Guadeloupe Peak
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What is the capital of Texas?
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Austin
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Which city is the hub of Mexican American culture?
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San Antonio
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Which city is the largest in the state?
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Houston
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Which major Texas city is closer to the Pacific Ocean than it is to Houston?
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El Paso
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What are the top two cash crops in the state, in their respective order?
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1. Coton
2. Timber |
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What percentage of the U.S. is Texas?
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7%
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What are the four geographic regions of the Texas?
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a. Mountains and Basins (W)
b. Great Plains (Panhandle) c. Costal Plains (SE) d. North Central Plains (N) |
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Which economic resource is found in the Piney Woods?
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Timber
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Which region has the highest population?
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Costal Plains
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What are the most important mineral resources in Texas? (There are two)
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Petroleum and Natural Gas
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Where are the Tiquas and jumanos located?
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Rio Grande Bay
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Where are the Karankawas located?
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Texas Gulf
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Where are the Comanches located?
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Texas Hill Country
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Where are the Caddos located?
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East (Costal Plains)
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Where are the Kiowas located?
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Panhandle
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Where are the Wichitas located?
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Central Plains
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Where are the Apaches located?
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Texas Hill Country
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Where are the Coahuiltecans located?
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South
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Humans first reached Texas more than __________ years ago.
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10,000-40,000
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The _______ reintroduce the horse to America around A.D. _____.
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Spanish
15,000 |
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Which spanish explorer landed in Mexico in 1519 and attacked the Aztecs?
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Heranado Cortes
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What was the name of the Aztec emperor?
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Moctezuma
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What name did Cortes give to the city he plundered and rebuild?
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Mexico City
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What is the claim of fame of Cabeza de Vaca and his crew?
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They were the first spanish in Texas
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Who was the first European to reach the Mississippi River.
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La Salle
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La Salle named the territory he claimed for France after the French King. What was the name of the territory and the king?
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Louisiana
Loui the XV(14)th |
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Who searched the American southwest for the fabled cities of gold?
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Francisco de Coronado
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What is Cibola?
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The city of gold
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What is important in 1821 to the Mexicans?
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Mexico became independent from Spain
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What was the Adams-Onis Treaty?
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It made the neutral zone between Texas and the U.S.A.
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Who is Jean Laffite?
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A pirate that took over Galviston
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What is the Mission San Antonio de Valero?
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The Alamo
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What is Corpus Christi De la Yslet?
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A mission located near present day El Paso
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Who is James Long?
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A filibuster who was married to Jane Long and was part of the old 300
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Who is Father Hidalgo?
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The Father of Mexican Independence
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What day is Texas Independence day?
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March 2, 1836
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Texas was once part of the Mexican state of_____.
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Coahuila
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Who is Manuel de Mer y Teran?
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A Mexican the surveyed Texas
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What was the Fredonian Revolt?
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15-30 armed Texans that the Edwards brothers lead to take over the old stone fort.
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What was the "Lexington of Texas"
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Gonzales
First shot of the Texas revolution |
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What were the Turtle Bayou Resolutions?
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June 13, 1832
Texans declared loyalty to the Mexican Constitution of 1824 and the election of Santa Anna |
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What was the Army of the People?
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300-400 Texans lead by Stephen F. Austin that took over the Alamo
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Identify San Felipe
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The land between the Brazos and Colorado rivers were the land was fertil. Stephen F. Austin's Colony
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Who were the Old Three Hundred?
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The original 300 settlers in Stephen F. Austin's colony.
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What was the Consultation?
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1835
San Felipe originally planned at Washington-on-the-Brazos |
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What was the Declaration of the People of Texas?
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1835
Texans pledged loyalty to the Constitution of 1824 |
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Who was Santa Anna?
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The dictator of Mexico that lead the Mexican army at the Alamo and was elected in 1833
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Who was Sam Houston?
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Commander of both the regular and volunteer army.
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Who was General Cos?
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General that lead the Mexican army at San Antonio that surrendered to Texas.
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What was the convention of 1836?
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A meating at Washington-on-the-Brazos that wrote the Texas Declaration of Independence.
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Who was William B. Travis?
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William B. Travis was the commander of the Alamo
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