<p> Unit 1 Study Guide</p><p>Natural Texas and Its People – A study of the geographic regions and the people who lived here</p><p>HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS: </p><p>• Population density in the regions of Texas today closely resembles the settlement patterns of Native Americans – both are related to the natural resources available </p><p>• COASTAL PLAINS – most developed region of Texas; Major cities include Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, and Houston; Landmarks include Big Thicket National Forrest, Galveston beach, Historic San Antonio and NASA; Population is dense with a number of large urban and metropolitan areas </p><p>• NORTH CENTRAL PLAINS – Major cities include Ft Worth and Abilene; Landmarks/Points of Interest include Ft Worth Stockyards, Ballpark and AT&T Stadium; Population is dense in the eastern part of the region then becomes more rural as you move west </p><p>• GREAT PLAINS – Major cities include Amarillo, Lubbock, Midland and Odessa; Landmarks include Palo Duro Canyon, Edwards Plateau, and Caprock Escarpment; Population is mostly rural with the exception of the few major cities </p><p>• MOUNTAINS AND BASINS – least developed region of Texas; Major City is El Paso; Landmarks include the Guadalupe and Davis Mountains, Upper Rio Grande Valley, and Big Bend National Park; Population is predominantly rural with the exception of El Paso </p><p>PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS: </p><p>• COASTAL PLAINS – many kinds of landforms (including plains – vast grasslands); abundant water resources; numerous types of natural vegetation; mild climate with abundant rainfall; lowest elevation in the state </p><p>• NORTH CENTRAL PLAINS – flat prairies and plains with little other vegetation; moderate water sources; mild climate with moderate rainfall </p><p>• GREAT PLAINS – flat prairies and plains (vast grasslands) with little other vegetation; few water resources; cold winters (especially in the panhandle) and mild summers </p><p>• MOUNTAINS AND BASINS – desert, mountains, basins, plateaus; limited water resources; hot and arid (dry) – nights are cold - days are hot; highest elevation</p><p>DEFINTIONS:</p><p>• Era – time period in history </p><p>• Artifacts – tools and weapons that belonged to ancient civilizations and help us to understand their lifestyles in modern times NATIVE AMERICANS – all tribes adapted to their environment and used what sources were available without depleting the land of all its natural resources NATIVE AMERICANS:</p><p>Adapted to their environment and used all they had without waste</p><p>GREAT PLAINS TRIBES: Nomads – followed the Buffalo; lived in tepees; hunters; fighters </p><p> o Comanche</p><p> o Apache</p><p> o Kiowa</p><p>• NORTH CENTRAL PLAINS: - Nomads - followed the Buffalo; lived in tepees; hunters; fighters </p><p> o Wichita </p><p>• MOUNTAINS AND BASINS – Sedimentary – lived in the same place all year; adobe homes; grow food with water from the Rio Grande; ate food natural to the region</p><p> o Jumano</p><p> o Tigua</p><p>GULF COASTAL PLAINS – in the northern interior portion of the region – Sedimentary – lived in grass huts; farmers; - down around the coast – Nomads – followed the animals from place to place; lived in portable huts </p><p> o CADDO(Sedimentary)</p><p> o ATAKAPAN(Sedimentary) </p><p> o TONKAWA(Nomads)</p><p> o KARANKAWA(Nomads)</p><p> o COAHUILTECAN(Nomads) </p><p>TEXAS BORDERS: </p><p> o Northern border – Red River </p><p> o Eastern Border – Sabine River o South/Western Border – Rio Grande River </p>