HIST 10800 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Beringia, Himalayas, Pueblo Bonito
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Europeans were totally unaware of 2 huge continents that lay beyond the atlantic. Ocean, north and south america: the people of the americas likewise were unaware that other civilizations existed, the history of the original americans is long and fascinating, thought much is still unknown. The americas have many regions: north america- 3rd largest continent. Has a 100,000-mile coastline- the longest of any continent. Notable features of n. america: rockies, appalachian mountains, vast plains, Mississippi river and its tributaries: south america- much smaller and lies farther east than n. america. B. 1. geography dominated by the andes mountains and the amazon. Amazon contains more water than the next 6 largest rivers of the world combined. Ice ages (long periods of cold climate) played a major role in the landscape and history of n. america. A. 1. most recent ice age- 18k years ago with temperatures 18 degrees lower than today"s averages.
