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Fall Semester Review Part 1
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History
7th Grade
01/14/2009

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People’s food, clothing, and shelter are influenced by
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where they live.
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Geography explains the past by
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explaining why certain events occurred the way they did.
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A tableland covered with small trees and brush is a
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plateau.
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A declining source of water because it cannot easily be refilled describes
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the Ogallala Aquifer
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Texas makes up about what percentage of the land area of the United States?
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7 percent
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Which city is the leading insurance, financial, and merchandising center of Texas?
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Dallas
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People migrating to the Americas from Asia entered Alaska
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over a land bridge
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Farming changed the way people lived because it led to
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more complex societies
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The language spoken by the Apaches is
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Athapaskan
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A shaman is a person who
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leads religious ceremonies
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One who studies evidence of past human activities is a/an
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archaeologist
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The earliest people in Texas obtained food by
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hunting big game
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Comanche life centered on two activities: hunting and
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making war on other tribes
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Adobe houses lasted for years, needing few repairs, because
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the climate was very dry
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The Plains people used horses for hunting and
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attacking enemies.
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Humans first reached Texas about
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11,000 years ago
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The first Aztecs welcomed Cortés because they thought he was
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the god Quetzalcoatl
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Estevanico accompanied Fray Marcos as a guide and to
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befriend Native Americans
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When Spanish explorers reached Quivera, they found
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a Native American settlement
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La Salle named the inland region drained by the Mississippi
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Louisiana
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The first Spanish settlement in an area was often a
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mission
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The outpost built by La Salle in Texas was named
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Fort St. Louis
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In response to La Salle’s activities, the Spanish
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shifted their focus to East Texas
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The Spanish soldiers who sought wealth and glory were
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conquistadores
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Luis de Moscoso explored
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East Texas
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