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Social Studies Q1
Fourth Grade
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is an example of a specific address? | absolute location |
| What was the name of an early group of people in Texas? | Paleo-Indians |
| Which tribe were mound builders? | Caddo |
| Which tribe lived near the Texas Gulf Coast? | Karankawa |
| Where did the Karankawa live? | along the gulf coast and small islands |
| What was the cause of the Comanche Indians move to the U.S. Government? | The Comanche were fighting and losing many battles with the U.S. Army |
| What was made from or possible by oil production? | automobiles, soap, towels |
| What was not made from oil production? | poultry |
| Why does the Mountains and Basins region of Texas have a desert? | It has less rainfall than the wetter Coastal Plains |
| Did people want to settle where the climate was pleasant? | yes |
| What did Texas build communities around? | train stations |
| What did Paleoamericans build to help them meet their basic needs? | homes from rock shelters |
| How did settlers get drinking water in their environment? | They dug wells. |
| How did early Texans make a living? | They were farmers. |
| What was the most important natural resource for early Texas settlers? | fresh drinking water |
| How did the first people that came to North America get there? | They came on a land bridge from Asia during the last Ice Age. |
| Which tribe had a government called a confederacy? | The Caddo American Tribe |
| What are considered urban areas? | towns and cities |
| What is the study of earth and its people? | geography |
| What region is located in the eastern part of Texas? | The Coastal Plains |
| Who drove the Lipan to West Texas? | The Comanche Warriors |
| Which tribe was NOT one of the tribes in Texas before European exploration? | The Cherokee |
| What does indigenous mean? | native |
| What did tribes use to water their crops? | irrigation |
| Why did chiefs hold council, or meet, with other other chiefs? | They met to form alliances on trade, war, and sharing territory. |