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Native Texas and its Peoples

Native Texas and its Peoples. North Central Plains. Geographical Characteristics Rolling prairies, few rivers, buttes, mesas, hardwood forests, Climate Hot short summer Cool to cold winters Economic Resources ranching, cotton, wheat Major Cities Fort Worth, Abilene, Wichita Falls.

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Native Texas and its Peoples

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  1. Native Texas and its Peoples

  2. North Central Plains • Geographical Characteristics • Rolling prairies, few rivers, buttes, mesas, hardwood forests, • Climate • Hot short summer • Cool to cold winters • Economic Resources • ranching, cotton, wheat • Major Cities • Fort Worth, Abilene, Wichita Falls

  3. Coastal Plains • Geographical Characteristics • Plains, deserts, hills, Balcones Escarpment, good soil • All rivers flow through this region (has the most rivers) • Climate • Mild, hot, damp, humid • Economic Resources • Cattle Industry • Fruit and Vegetable Crops • Tree farms • Major Cities • Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Brownsville

  4. Gulf COAST Peoples(Nomadic Hunters and Gathers) • Karankawa • Nomads along the gulf coast • Lived in the south east • Used dugout canoes to fish and hunt small animals. • Coalhuiltecans • Nomads along the gulf coast • South Texas • Ate bugs and small animals • Atakapans • Nomads • Hunted small animals • Fished in dugout canoes • Farming

  5. South EASTERN Peoples(COASTAL Plains) • Caddoes • Sedentary • Food rich environment • Built dome shaped huts • Had their own governmental system led by a chief • Women played an important role • Most advanced culture of all Native Americans

  6. Great Plains • Geographical Characteristics • Canyons, escarpment, plains, aquifers, plateaus, Palo Duro canyons • Climate- Hot long summers, cold winters, dry air, dust storms • Economic Resources • Farming, ranching, oil and gas • Major Cities • Amarillo, Lubbock, Midland, Odessa,

  7. PLAINS Peoples(Nomads, fierce warriors) • Comanche • Nomads • Used every part of the Buffalo • Lived in tipis • Domesticated animals before being introduced to horses • Apaches • Nomads • Depended • Made things out of buffalo hide • Lived in farming communities (rancherias) along rivers and streams • Kiowas • Nomads • Recorded their history on their tipis • Depended on the buffalo for survival • Made beautiful crafts • Developed a calendar • Most feared group along the plains

  8. Mountains and Basins • Physical Characteristics • Mountain ranges, flat desert basins, rivers, Guadalupe Mountains, cacti, Pecos and Rio Grande river • Climate –Driest part of the state hot days cool night. • Economic Resources • Ranching, farming, oil and gas • Major Cities • El Paso

  9. Puebloan Peoples • Jumanos • Sedentary • Farmers • Lived in adobe houses • Traders • Tiguas • Sedentary • Farmers • Lived in adobe houses • Made beautiful pottery

  10. 2. 1. 3. 4. Texas Regions North Central Plains Great Plains 1 2 3 4 Coastal Plains Mountains and Basins

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