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Explore Texas geography flashcards covering regions, tribes, physical characteristics, and historical figures. Test your knowledge and learn about the diverse geography of Texas.
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2. The defining characteristics of the era of Natural Texas and Its People in TX History?
2, American Indian tribes lived in Texas and adapted to their environment.
3. This major park in Texas is found in the upper great plains of Texas (near Amarillo)?
4. The BEST information to determine the lifestyle of American Indians in early Texas is found by way of?
4. Artifacts • 4. Artifacts
5. The Great Plains and the Coastal Plains have this physical characteristic in common?
7. The Comanches traveled and raided in many areas, yet often lived in this area or region of Texas?
8. Similarities (common to both) shared by of the Kiowa and Apache?
8. They were nomads who depended on the buffalo for survival.
9. The Caddo lived in East Texas but also lived in this region of Texas: _____ ? (hint: where fishing was a major way of life for many)
10. In what ways were the Coahuiltecans similar to the Karankawa?
11. A general description of the population patterns of Texas during the Natural Texas and Its People era?
11. Nomadic (moving) groups inhabited (lived) in the Great Plains region and Settled groups lived in East Texas..
12. This major National Park in Texas is found in West Texas and follows the Rio Grande river at a very big bend in the river? ?
13. How does the physical environment of coastal Texas compare with that of the Mountain and Basin region?
14. If you travel from EAST to West across the State of Texas, describe the changes in physical geography that occur (how high above sea level)?
14. Begin in a low elevation on the coast (at or near sea level) and gradually mover higher in elevation. The elevation increases
15. Famous Texas folklorist and writer who published many stories, including the story of Coronado’s Children and the story of Apache Gold and Yaqui Silver? • .
18. This large Texas city began as a major cotton center and is located in north Texas just east of Fort Worth and is found next to the northern parts of the Trinity river.
19. A major natural feature or resource that helped large cities like Dallas, Houston, Austin and Fort Worth to develop and grow? • ?
19. Those cities are close to waterways (rivers for transportation routes).
20. To help convert distance on a map’a ruler scale to the estimated distance on actual land.
21. This city in Texas is found in central Texas along the Colorado river and is the home of our Texas government?
22. To help determine north (and east, west, south) and thus help the reader determine travel directions.
24. A way to answer the where question –geography question of place or location for Texas----- using the prime meridian --what hemisphere?.
The temperature in the southern tip of Texas rarely drops below freezing as it is closer to the _______ than other parts of Texas. • 25. The temperature in the southern tip of Texas rarely drops below freezing as it is closer to the _______ than other parts of Texas.?.