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Pre-Columbian North America

Pre-Columbian North America. The Impacts of Geography on Native Cultures. What do we mean by:. Geography Natural Resources Culture. Geography. What are our 5 themes of geography? (MR. HeLP ) Movement Region Human-Environment Interaction Location Place.

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Pre-Columbian North America

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  1. Pre-Columbian North America The Impacts of Geography on Native Cultures

  2. What do we mean by: • Geography • Natural Resources • Culture

  3. Geography • What are our 5 themes of geography? (MR. HeLP) • Movement • Region • Human-Environment Interaction • Location • Place

  4. How did geography affect ancient migrations? • Geographic boundaries limited migration patterns due to lacking technologies • Mountains • Oceans • Rivers • Lakes • Deserts • Forests

  5. Why did ancient native peoples settle in different regions? • With no previous knowledge of the geographic characteristics of North America, migrations of Native Americans took many routes. • Three great migrations occurred as peoples crossed a land bridge in the Bering Straight (Beringia) from the Siberian Peninsula to Alaska. • The last of these great migrations took place over 12,000 years ago and began much earlier.

  6. How does geography promote differences? • Geographic Isolation • Limits genetic diversity • Limits cultural exchange • Climate Adaption • Differences in clothing and building materials • Biological evolution • Natural Resources • Differences in language • Convenience economies

  7. How were native people’s cultures in North America similar? • Write two to three sentences in the box in your graphic organizer describing how Native American cultures may have been similar.

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