History of Texas The 4 regions of Texas

History of Texas The 4 regions of Texas are: • Coastal Plains • North Central Plains • Mountains and Basins • Great Plains

Mountains and Basins Landforms found in the Mountains and Basins: • • • Canyons Valleys Mountains Rivers Deserts

Mountains and Basins Landforms are caused by: • • Water Wind Humans used byin Ca d ra > Erosion --wind an

Resources Renewable Resources • • • Animals Trees Water Wind Sun

Resources Non-Renewable Resources • • Soil Natural Gas Oil Coal

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Mountains and Basins What are some Resources in the M & B? • • Animals Water Plants Air Soil Sun Wind

Mountains and Basins How did the First Americans use the Resources of the M & B? • • Animals- Food, clothing, shelter Water- Cooking, Drinking, Cleaning Plants- Food, Shelter, tools, sandals Soil- Growing food, Shelter (Adobe homes)

First Americans= Native Americans • The Native Americans moved around often because they needed to follow their food source - Wooly Mammoths and Giant Bison. • Pueblo Native Americans lived in the states now called: New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Colorado and Texas • Pueblo means “town” or “village” in Spanish

Mountains and Basins Pueblo Native Americans • Built homes made of Adobe • Adobe is a type of brick made of straw and mud.

El Paso A major city that is important for business and trade. Tourism is a major industry in the Mountains and Basins

Pueblos The Pueblo Native Americans lived near rivers because rivers provided them with water. Water was an important geographic feature to early people.

Texas Tribes The Jumano and Tigua Tribes were the two main Pueblo tribes in Texas.

Tigua The members of the Tigua Tribe are still an important part of the City of El Paso today.

Tigua • The Tiguas were farmers of corn, beans, squash and other types of food. • The Tiguas are federally recognized by the U. S. Government.

A sandal was found in a cave in the Mountains. The sandal was used for covering the Native Americans feet and protect them from the elements. They used the Yucca plant to make the sandals. It was preserved for so many years because it was kept in a cool, dry and dark cave.

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