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Mr. Hardcastle's 7th Grade Texas History Flashcards

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show the study of the earth, its physical features, and its people  
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show a general movement toward change over the course of time  
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climate   show
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show a periodic count of the population  
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drought   show
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precipitation   show
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show an artificial lake where water is collected for use  
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show a feature of the earths surface, such as a hill, valley, river, or plain  
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relative location   show
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absolute location   show
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physical environment   show
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migrate   show
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region   show
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show the location north or south of the equator  
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longitude   show
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show one half on the earth, divided by the equator into northern and sothern halves  
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equator   show
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prime meridian   show
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show the relationship between the distance on a map and the actual distance it represents  
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show a person who makes maps  
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projection   show
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show a general-purpose map that shows the natural features of an area  
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show the physical features of the arths surface and their relationship to one another in terms of location and elevation  
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polictical map   show
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physical-polictical map   show
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show a explanation of a maps symbol and scale  
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show a wide area of flat or gently rolling land  
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show the physical features of the earths surface  
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human geography   show
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show a place where people live  
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show a stream that flows into a larger stream or other body of water  
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subregion   show
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escarpment   show
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show the average number of days between the last killing frost of spring and the first killing frost of fall  
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steppe   show
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show an underground layer of porous rock containing water  
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metropolitan area   show
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suburb   show
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show the activity of making of preparing products for sale  
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show the average amount of income per person per year in a given area  
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heritage   show
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show Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth  
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Three Historic Time Periods   show
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show Before written history  
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Culture   show
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extinction   show
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Civilization   show
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Meso America   show
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show developed a complex numbering system  
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show the way a society is organized  
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nomads   show
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Karankawas   show
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show a brick or other building material made of sun-dried earth and straw  
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Europeans   show
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treaties   show
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Diseases   show
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show most important animal to the Native Americans  
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descendant   show
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show a journey undertaken by a group of people with a definite purpose  
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Columbus three ships   show
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4   show
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colony   show
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show Land was first sighted by Columbus and his men  
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Bahamas   show
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show Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand  
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show a Spanish explorer who searched for wealth and land in the Americas  
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First European to observe the Texas coast   show
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Cabeza de Vaca   show
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show governor of a colony who rules in the name of the king  
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show person belonging to one of the religious brotherhoods of the Roman Catholic faith  
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pueblo   show
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Coronado   show
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show First Spanish Mission in Texas  
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Corpus Christi de la Ysleta   show
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show Spain's main tool to colonize Texas  
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missionary   show
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show claimed Louisiana for King Louis 14th  
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show a pirate, especially one who preyed on ships during the 1600's  
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failed to record the exact location of the mouth of the Mississippi River   show
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Who killed La Salle   show
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show named several rivers in Texas including the Nueces, Medina, and Hondo Rivers  
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presidio   show
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show mission San Antonio de Valero is established (present day Alamo)  
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show war between France and Spain that included chickens  
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show married the presidio commander's granddaughter  
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de Aguayo   show
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Canary Islanders   show
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alliance   show
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hacienda   show
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show missions, presidios, towns, ranches  
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Daily life in the missions consisted of....   show
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show a store where military personnel can buy equipment and food  
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show a village made up of people who were neither priests nor soldiers  
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vaqueros   show
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liberation   show
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Father Hidalgo   show
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show Las Casas declares the Mexican state of Texas independent from Spain  
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show Gone to Texas  
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show people whose ancestors moved from one of many European countries to the United States and who now share a common culture and language  
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show a person who comes to a country to settle  
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empresario   show
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show an adventurer who engages in a private rebellious activity in a foreign country  
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George Morgan   show
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show first filibuster in Texas  
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show first filibuster in Texas  
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show Louisiana Purchase  
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show Jamestown  
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location of Jamestown   show
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show tobacco  
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the lost colony   show
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show a person of Mexican descent living in Texas  
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Missouri   show
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show cost of the Louisiana Purchase  
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show pledge loyalty to Spain, and practice Catholic faith  
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show dishonest converts who became Catholic only to obtain land  
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"Mother of Texas"   show
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"Father of Texas"   show
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show Moses Austin  
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