Origins & Migration

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According to Native American origin stories, how long have Native nations called the Americas home?

  • A few hundred years
  • Around 100,000 years
  • A few thousand years
  • Since the beginning of time (correct)

What is Beringia?

  • A glacier that melted and formed the Bering Strait
  • A strait between Asia and North America
  • A boat that crossed the Bering Strait
  • A land bridge between Asia and North America (correct)

How did the first inhabitants of the Americas migrate to the continent?

  • By crossing the Atlantic Ocean
  • By walking across the Bering Strait (correct)
  • By sailing across the Bering Strait
  • By flying over the Pacific Ocean

What happened to Beringia when the glaciers melted?

<p>It was submerged in water (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the presence of shared genetic markers on a Y chromosome suggest?

<p>There was a migration from Asia to North America (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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