Texas History--1St Six Week Test

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Mountains and Basins

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Region of Texas that lies mostly west of the Pecos River.

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Cooler summers and winters than areas to the east.

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Higher elevation of the Great Plains causes

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Plants store water in their leaves

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Reason desert plants in the Mountains and Basins region survive in the arid climate

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Both agriculture and industry

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A warm climate and a good water supply in the Coastal Plains support

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Rivers are an available water source

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One reason cities and towns develop along rivers

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Suitable for grazing livestock than for farming

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The Edwards Plateau has thin soil which makes it more

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The migration of humans and animals from Asia to America stopped

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A result of the formation of the Bering Strait

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Different parts of the state have different land forms, climate, plants, and animals

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Things that is accurate about Texas geography

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Comancheria

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The area controlled by the Comanche Indians was called

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Permanent settlements or they were nomadic

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Early Native Americans lived in

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In adobe houses because wood was scarce

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People of the Puebloan culture lived

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They grew corn, squash, beans, and other foods

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Reason the Caddo Indians were considered an agricultural society

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Alvarez de Pineda

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He mapped the coastline from Florida to Texas in 1519

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Conquistadors

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Soldier explorers that helped to conquer and settle lands claimed by Spain in the Americas

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Francisco Coronado

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He led expeditions to search for gold and to find the places described by Cabeza de Vaca

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Diseases

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Number 1 killer of Native America by Spanish explorers of Texas

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Coastline of the Gulf of Mexico

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Place Alonso Alvarez de Pineda mapped so later explorers would have a guide to their exploration

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Hernan Cortes

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The conquistador who conquered Native American lands in Mexico

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Corpus Christi

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Present-day Texas city Fort St. Louis is located closest to

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Viceroy

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Officials who ruled in the name of the king of Spain over a large territory or colony.

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Cibola

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The legend of 7 cities of gold, which figured in to the early history of Texas, because many explorers wanted to find its location.

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Cattle ranching

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The leading industry of the North Central Plains