HIS102Y1 : penguin history of canada
Document Summary
: 2nd largest country on earth; victim of too much geography; extent from sea (east) to sea (west) to sea (north; with pop/prosperity unevenly distributed. Not everything was covered with ice; the area b/w alaska and siberia i. e. : a tiny stretch of shallow water between alaska and siberia. Americas didn"t follow the same path, b/c: unfavorable geography; divided by mountains and deserts thus making communications difficult fewer animals/plants were suitable for cultivation. :1st inhabitants of n. america; hunted in bands of 15-50 clovis. Northwest coast: heavily forested; mild climate; abundant rainfall; never-ending supply of fish. Paradise for hunter-gatherers reliable food supply/freedom from the climatic extremes of most of the rest of n. america www. notesolution. com access to salmon (*key) and control over best fishing grounds as basis of wealth. ** thus development of a rich/socially complex culture in coastal bc. High arctic: frigid semi-desert; food were hunted on ice floes/barren islands.
