7th grade Texas history DMS unit 1
Which two regions are similar in climate and irrigation practices? Explain. - answer
Mountains and basins and Great Plains are similar in climate and irrigation practices.
They both are prone to dry out and have droughts. Coastal and north central Plains get
more rainfall.
Which regions are completely different from each other? Explain. - answer Mountains
and basins and the coastal plains are completely different from each other. Coastal
plains are wet and get rain where is the mountains and basins are dry and barren.
Explain how farming is still possible in regions where there is very little rainfall in inches
per year. - answer Farming is still possible in regions where there is very little rainfall in
inches per year because of aquifers and irrigation.
What do the coastal Plains in the great plains regions have in common? - answer The
great plains in coastal Plains both have natural gas and oil and lots of flat lands.
Define the following terms and provide an example of how they are used
-Irrigation
-Nomadic
-Sedentary - answer-Irrigation: getting water to land or crops. Ex. Watering plants
-Nomadic: moving from place to place; unsettling. EX. Following animals for food
-Sedentary: settling in one place. EX. A town
Which native groups shared similar shelters? How? - answerThe planes and golf coast
Indians. They both used bison and buffalo hides to make Teepees.
Which native groups shared similarities in food sources? Explain. - answerNorth eastern
Indians and the Blonien Indians both shared similarities and food sources because they
were both farmers and grew crops and lived off the land. Crops such as beans, corn,
squash, and pumpkins were crops that they grew.
Describe the shelter of the Karankawa and Tonkawa tribes. - answerThe Karankawa
and Tonkawa tribes shelters we're both teepees; portable houses made of bison and
buffalo hide
What did the Comanche and Jumano tribes have in common? - answerThey both wore
animal skins and had boldly decorated bodies, had tepees, a buffalo/bison
What type of materials were used to make Caddo shelters? - answerGrass and Wood
( or sticks )were materials used to make Caddo shelters.
Which two regions are similar in climate and irrigation practices? Explain. - answer
Mountains and basins and Great Plains are similar in climate and irrigation practices.
They both are prone to dry out and have droughts. Coastal and north central Plains get
more rainfall.
Which regions are completely different from each other? Explain. - answer Mountains
and basins and the coastal plains are completely different from each other. Coastal
plains are wet and get rain where is the mountains and basins are dry and barren.
Explain how farming is still possible in regions where there is very little rainfall in inches
per year. - answer Farming is still possible in regions where there is very little rainfall in
inches per year because of aquifers and irrigation.
What do the coastal Plains in the great plains regions have in common? - answer The
great plains in coastal Plains both have natural gas and oil and lots of flat lands.
Define the following terms and provide an example of how they are used
-Irrigation
-Nomadic
-Sedentary - answer-Irrigation: getting water to land or crops. Ex. Watering plants
-Nomadic: moving from place to place; unsettling. EX. Following animals for food
-Sedentary: settling in one place. EX. A town
Which native groups shared similar shelters? How? - answerThe planes and golf coast
Indians. They both used bison and buffalo hides to make Teepees.
Which native groups shared similarities in food sources? Explain. - answerNorth eastern
Indians and the Blonien Indians both shared similarities and food sources because they
were both farmers and grew crops and lived off the land. Crops such as beans, corn,
squash, and pumpkins were crops that they grew.
Describe the shelter of the Karankawa and Tonkawa tribes. - answerThe Karankawa
and Tonkawa tribes shelters we're both teepees; portable houses made of bison and
buffalo hide
What did the Comanche and Jumano tribes have in common? - answerThey both wore
animal skins and had boldly decorated bodies, had tepees, a buffalo/bison
What type of materials were used to make Caddo shelters? - answerGrass and Wood
( or sticks )were materials used to make Caddo shelters.
