GEO 505 Study Guide - Final Guide: Old World Rom, Paleo-Indians, Western Alienation In Canada
12 Dec 2017
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First people to set foot on north american soil were old world hunters who crossed a land bridge onto alaska and yukon. Beringia was a product of the last ice advance: when so much water was contained in the continental glaciers that the sea level dropped exposing the ocean bottom between siberia and. The corridor theory: the old-world hunters who had been blocked from proceeding south by the ice sheet were now able to migrate south, evidence provides that the ancient hunters reached the interior of north. America and evolved into the paleo-indians known as clovis. At the time of contact with europeans, aboriginal peoples occupied specific territories (cultural regions) Within each cultural region, these first human inhabitants developed distinct techniques suitable for the local environment and wildlife. 7 culture regions in present day canada are: eastern woodland included the iroquois and huron, eastern subarctic. The cree were the principal algonquian tribe.
