Migration to the Americas Part 2: Geographic Factors

Migration to the Americas Part 2

Why did the first Native Americans migrate from Asia?

Multiple Choice

The first Americans are thought to have migrated to the Americas about

• 12 million years ago

• 12,500 years ago

• 1200 years ago

• 43,000 years ago

Multiple Choice

How did the Ice Age make it possible for Humans to migrate from Asia to the Americas?

• The Ice Age made it easier to sail the ocean, which allowed humans to cross the Pacific ocean more easily

• The Ice Age caused ice to for over the ocean, which then created an ice bridge between Asia and America

• The build up of ice caused the sea levels to drop, which exposed a piece of land that connected Asia and America

12,500 years ago, life looked A LOT different for humans

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Most humans were nomadic, meaning that they​ did not settle down in one place for very long​

​What were humans like 12,500 years ago?

​Geographic Factors

Geographic Factors are factors, or reasons, that have to do with the geography of a certain area. These factors can include things such as climate, food availability, water, vegetation, and more.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a geographic factor?

• Vegetation and other Food sources

• Water Resources

• Climate

• All of the Above

Think about what factors, or reasons, would have been on the mind of humans 12,500 years ago

​Essentials

A factor is the same thing as a reason. Think about your dream city to live in. What factors make you want to live there?

Factor

​So why a nomadic lifestyle?

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Early humans were hunters and gatherers, and the movement of their prey affected their lifestyle​

How did this affect early humans?

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The answer to the question "Why did they cross the land bridge" is quite simple: They were simply following their food

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​So . . .

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​​Arctic

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​​The Plains

​​Central America

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​​South America

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Multiple Choice

The humans that came to the Americas lived a _____ lifestyle.

• Stationary (They stayed in one place)

• Stationary (They moved around)

• Nomadic (They stayed in one place)

• Nomadic (They moved around)

Multiple Choice

True or False: The first Americans migrated across the Bering Land Bridge because they were following their prey

• True

• False