Unit One Flashcards
Give two examples of relative location.
What a place is near and general directions (North, South, East, West)
Give two examples of physical characteristics (physical geography) that would used to describe place.
Landscape and weather patterns.
What are the five themes of geography?
Location, place, human/environment interaction, region, movement.
What are four economic activities found in all four regions?
Oil, gas, farming, and ranching.
What happens to the elevation in Texas as you move from east to west?
The elevation becomes higher, or more mountainous.
Give two examples of human geography (human characteristics).
Lake lewisville
Irrigation
Describe the Gulf Coastal Plains.
Largest region, 1/3 of Texas, warm and humid, in east Texas.
Great Plains
Located in the Texas Panhandle, gets about 15-30 inches of rain, known for COTTON GROWING.
North Central Plains
North Texas, gets about 40 inches of rain per year, subregions include GRAND PRAIRIE, CROSS TIMBERS, AND ROLLING PLAINS.
Mountains and Basins
Driest and windiest region, 8-10 inches of rain per year.
What effect did the hot summers and mild winters have on how the Natives on the coast lived?
The Natives wore little to no clothing
How did the Karankawa treat Cabeza de Vaca and the other Spainiards when they washed up on Galveston Bay?
The Karankawa held Cabeza de Vaca and other Spainiards captive and made them work hard.
What can studying the four natural regions tell us about Texas?
It reveals much about life in Texas.
Why did the Jumano live near the Rio Grande?
Flooding made farming possible.
Who mapped the coast of Texas and when?
Pineda mapped the coast of Texas in 1519.
How do we know that conquering Cibola was important to the Spainish?
That was the purpose of many expeditions, if they didn’t reach it, the expedition was a failure.
Coronado– give nationality
What or where?
Spanish
What: To search for the seven cities of gold
Where: Mexican interior to Texas Panhandle
Coronado
Why is it important?
It was the first Europeans to see the Grand Canyon.
DeSoto- nationality
What and where?
Spanish
What: search for the Seven Cities of Gold.
Where: Cuba to Florida to the Mississippi River.
DeSoto
Why was it important?
The first major exploration into the interior of North America.
Onate–nationality
What and where?
Spanish
Wanted to establish a Spanish colony.
Mexican interior into some of Texas to New Mexico to Kansas.
Onate
Why is it important?
He founded New Mexico.
La Salle–nationality
What and where?
French
What: wanted to find the mouth of the Mississippi River.
Where: Mexico to Kansas
La Salle
Why is it importantl?
He founded Fort St. Louis.
