Geography 2010A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Periglaciation, Wheat Production In The United States, Doukhobor
21 Oct 2013
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First inhabitants of north america were old world hunters. Sea level was lower during glacial periods, thus creating a land bridge between asia and alaska (beringia) allowed people to migrate. Paleo indians: descendants of old world hunters and their descendants are the indians of north america. Culture areas: regions within which the population has a common set of attitudes, economic and social practices / values. Thule people: ancestors of today"s inuit: artic canada was settled much later than the forested lands. Ice sheets had to melt and hunting technique needed to develop for artic environment. First contact with europeans in the late 1400s through 1600s. Terra nullius: doctrine according to which european countries claimed legal right to ownership of the land occupied by indians and inuit because land was not cultivated and lacked permanent settlements. Met european explorers searching for a trade route to the orient. End result of the first contact, aboriginal numbers decimated (as much as.
