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Midterm Flashcards

1
Q

Irrigation

A

Moving water from source to another plane that does not normally have their own source

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2
Q

Dugout canoes

A

Boats made out of hollowed out logs

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3
Q

Adobe

A

Mud, brick material

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4
Q

Tipi

A

Cone shaped tent

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5
Q

Wigwam

A

Done shaped hut

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6
Q

What killed most of the natives

A

Diseases

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7
Q

The 3 Gs

A

Gold, glory, god

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8
Q

Presidios were responsible for protecting the other settlements.

A

True

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9
Q

What was a successful settlement that grew to one of the largest cities in texas

A

San Antonio

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10
Q

When did Pineda map the coastline of Texas

A

1519

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11
Q

Missions in west Texas were used to convert natives

A

True

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12
Q

Missions were built in east Texas to keep out the french

A

True

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13
Q

Who established San Jose y San Miguel

A

Antonio margil de Jesús

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14
Q

Jose de escandon was a military commander

A

True

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15
Q

What was the first mission

A

San Francisco de los tejas

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16
Q

Los ades was at one time the capital of Spanish Texas

A

True

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17
Q

Nearly all settlements were built near

A

Rivers

18
Q

Vaquero

A

Cowboy

19
Q

What were military outposts established by Spain

A

Presidios

20
Q

Who was sent to destroy fort St. Louis

A

Alonso de León

21
Q

Father da an massager asked the viceroy to reopen the east Texas missions

A

True

22
Q

Corpus cristi de la ysleta was founded in 1682

A

True

23
Q

The tejas accepted the teachings of Jesus Christ with open arms

A

False

24
Q

The Alamo was first known as San Antonio de Valero

A

True

25
Q

Which of the 5 themes of geography focuses on where something is

A

Location

26
Q

Which type of location focuses on exact positioning

A

Absolute

27
Q

Which type of location focuses on relative/ estimation positioning

A

Relative

28
Q

Which of the themes focuses on how people/ goods get around the world

A

Movement

29
Q

Which theme focuses on how people have adapted to their environment

A

Place

30
Q

Which theme focuses on physical and human characteristics of a place

A

Region

31
Q

What part of place describes human characteristics

A

Population

32
Q

What part of place describe physical characteristics

A

Regions

33
Q

How can you describe region

A

Language, culture, historical background

34
Q

Building highways or canals is which of the 5 themes

A

Human and environmental interaction

35
Q

Which river is the border between Texas and Mexico

A

Rio grande

36
Q

Which river is the border between Texas and Louisiana

A

Sabine

37
Q

Which river is the border between Texas and Oklahoma

A

Red

38
Q

Which region in Texas has the Darien’s climate

A

Mountains and basins

39
Q

Which region of Texas has the best land and climate for farming

A

North central plains

40
Q

Which region of Texas is home to San Antonio

A

Gulf costal plains

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