Final exam Flashcards
What is Absolute Location
The exact position of a place on earth
What are longitude lines
Longitude lines tell you how far east or west of the prime meridian you are
What are latitude lines
Lines that tell you how far north and south you are from the equator
Describe the purpose of each of these parts of a map like a compass Rose
It shows there which direction north south east and west are
What is a legend or key
It explains the meanings of all the symbols on a map
What do physical maps show
Natural features such as landforms rivers and other bodies of water
What does each graph have
A horizontal axis and a vertical axis
Where is the horizontal axis located on a graph
On the bottom
Where is the vertical axis located on a graph
Along the side of it
Define ecosystem
All the areas plants and animals together with the other nonliving parts of their environment
Define timeline
A chart showing a sequence overtime
Define age distribution
The portion of the population at Each age
Define climate
And aerials pattern of weather over a long period of time
Most of the Texas Rivers drain into what
The golf of Mexico
Why did the American Indian population decline when Europeans came to Texas
The Europeans brotherly diseases that the Indians were not familiar with and they had wars
Why did early settlers particularly those from the south in United States come to East Texas
The climate in this world are similar to those in the south and the soil was good for farming
List three examples of renewable energy
Wind sun and trees
And which part of Texas are farmers able to grow crops year round
South Texas
Who is responsible for establishing the national wildflower research center in Austin
Lady Bird Johnson
San Antonio and Austin get water from which aquifer
The Edwards aquifer
How are cultural worker who has lived in all four regions help historians understand the four natural regions in Texas
They could help historians get information on the soil climate and the land
Name two factors that contributed to Houston’s rapid growth
It has one of the largest seaports in the nation is a major center of international trade and the Petro chemical industry
Which Texas region has the longest growing season
The coastal Plains
Define natural region
An area with a common physical environment
What is the highest landform in Texas. What natural region is it located in
Guadalupe Peak, and it is located in the mountains and basins region.
What escarpment separates the Edwards Plateau from the coastal Plains
The balcones escarpment
What is the largest city in Texas
Houston Houston
Where is the Great Plains region located
Between the mountains and basins region and the North Central Plains region
The Gulf of Mexico orders which region of Texas
The Gulf Coast plane
Why do historians divide the past into eras
To make their studies manageable
Texas Indians and which culture group built homes from Adobe
Pueblo
The puppies were able to attack both the Spaniards and the other Indian groups because…
Because of their horses that they could ride to Easley get around
The Caddo’s practice crop rotation to…
Prevent the soil from wearing out
Why did the caddos build mounds
Religious events and burial sites
Many Plains Indians need hides to make movable Holmes called…
teepees
Which group of Texas Indians lived on the planes and hunted buffalo
The Tonkawa and Comanche and Apache
What are the factors of the decline of the Jumano’s
Drought and attacks from the Apaches
The name origin of the word Texas is the name Tejas from which Native American group
The Caddo Indians
Why did Spanish interest in Texas the climb in the 1540s
Because they couldn’t find any gold or land
The Spanish explorer much of the American Southwest because they were looking for…
Cibola and gold in that region
Which conquistador led the conquest of the Aztec empire
Hernan Cortez
Why did Coronado hope to find at Cibola and Quivira
Gold
Why do the conquistadors travel to the Americas
To get gold, Glory and to get land for themselves
One reason for conflict between the Spanish and American Indians was that both groups claimed the same…
Land
Cabeza de vaca was accompanied on his travels by a slave named
Estabon
Along with many plants and animals, the Columbian exchange saw the introduction of new…
Diseases to the America
Americans captured these wild horses
Mustangs
The______________ became more interested in Texas after the French Began exploring the area
Spanish
Who lived in the missions
Priests missionaries Native Americans soldiers and their families
Which governor of Texas founded the San Antonio settlements
Martin de Alarcon
And what year where the San Antonio settlements found in
1718
List five duties that a Presidio soldier might have
They guarded the missions and protected that herds, help supervise the American Indians who lived there, provided escorts for travelers, and delivering mail, and performed construction work
Where does the families brought to San Antonio and 1731 to form a settlement come from
Cannery islands
What happened to the settlements for St. Louis
It was attacked American Indians
Why did Louis Juchereau de st. Denis initially travel to Texas
To find father Hildago
What elected official Had both judicial and law-enforcement powers in Spanish colonial town
Alcade
What were the major economic activities and Spanish Texas
Farming and ranching
What is geography
The study of the world, it’s people, and the interaction between them.
