The dust storms that Woody Guthrie composed songs about during the Great Depression best describe an environmental disaster in which part of Texas?(1 point)
Responses
the rural areas along the Texas Gulf coast
the rural areas along the Texas Gulf coast
the lower Rio Grande valley
the lower Rio Grande valley
the Texas Panhandle
the Texas Panhandle
the ports of Brownsville and Houston
the Texas Panhandle
U SURE?
I apologize for the confusion. The correct answer is
the Texas Panhandle
Which of these statements best identifies how Spanish settlers in San Antonio modified their surrounding environment when they first arrived in the early 1700s?(1 point)
Responses
They planted their crops alongside the San Antonio River so that floods would fill the fields with water.
They planted their crops alongside the San Antonio River so that floods would fill the fields with water.
They developed acequias to transport water from the San Antonio River to the nearby settlement and missions.
They developed acequias to transport water from the San Antonio River to the nearby settlement and missions.
They constructed motorized windmills to access water from the San Antonio River.
They constructed motorized windmills to access water from the San Antonio River.
They built a seawall to protect the settlement and missions from the San Antonio River’s floodwaters.
They developed acequias to transport water from the San Antonio River to the nearby settlement and missions.
are you sure
Yes, I am sure. Spanish settlers in San Antonio modified their surrounding environment by developing acequias to transport water from the San Antonio River to the nearby settlement and missions.
Which group of nomadic Indigenous people living on the Texas plains planted crops to some extent?(1 point)
Responses
the Wichita
the Wichita
the Caddo
the Caddo
the Jumano
the Jumano
the Lipan Apache