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22 Cards in this Set
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Mountains and Basins
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Region of Texas that lies mostly west of the Pecos River.
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Cooler summers and winters than areas to the east.
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Higher elevation of the Great Plains causes
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Plants store water in their leaves
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Reason desert plants in the Mountains and Basins region survive in the arid climate
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Both agriculture and industry
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A warm climate and a good water supply in the Coastal Plains support
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Rivers are an available water source
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One reason cities and towns develop along rivers
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Suitable for grazing livestock than for farming
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The Edwards Plateau has thin soil which makes it more
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The migration of humans and animals from Asia to America stopped
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A result of the formation of the Bering Strait
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Different parts of the state have different land forms, climate, plants, and animals
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Things that is accurate about Texas geography
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Comancheria
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The area controlled by the Comanche Indians was called
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Permanent settlements or they were nomadic
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Early Native Americans lived in
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In adobe houses because wood was scarce
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People of the Puebloan culture lived
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They grew corn, squash, beans, and other foods
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Reason the Caddo Indians were considered an agricultural society
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Alvarez de Pineda
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He mapped the coastline from Florida to Texas in 1519
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Conquistadors
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Soldier explorers that helped to conquer and settle lands claimed by Spain in the Americas
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Francisco Coronado
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He led expeditions to search for gold and to find the places described by Cabeza de Vaca
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Diseases
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Number 1 killer of Native America by Spanish explorers of Texas
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Coastline of the Gulf of Mexico
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Place Alonso Alvarez de Pineda mapped so later explorers would have a guide to their exploration
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Hernan Cortes
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The conquistador who conquered Native American lands in Mexico
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Corpus Christi
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Present-day Texas city Fort St. Louis is located closest to
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Viceroy
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Officials who ruled in the name of the king of Spain over a large territory or colony.
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Cibola
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The legend of 7 cities of gold, which figured in to the early history of Texas, because many explorers wanted to find its location.
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Cattle ranching
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The leading industry of the North Central Plains
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