10 Questions
Match the following theories and facts about human migration to the Americas:
Land Bridge Theory = First humans arrived in Americas on foot via a temporary land bridge Beringia = Region that connected Eastern Siberia to Alaska Timeline of ancient ancestors' departure from Siberia = Between 24,000 and 21,000 years ago Trans-Pacific Migration Theory = Theory proposed by Pontus Skogland in 2015
Match the following professionals with their roles in studying human migration:
Archeologists = Study historical and prehistorical human activity Geneticists = Study genes and their role in inheritance Anthropologists = Study aspects of humans within societies and past civilizations Pontus Skogland = Geneticist who proposed the Trans-Pacific Migration Theory
Match the following terms with their definitions:
Beringia = Land bridge that connected Eastern Siberia to Alaska Land Bridge Theory = Theory that first humans arrived in Americas via a temporary land bridge Paleolithic human remains = Ancient human remains from the Ice Age Trans-Pacific Migration Theory = Theory about human migration proposed by Pontus Skogland
Match the following places with their significance in human migration:
Eastern Siberia = Place where the ancient ancestors of the first Americans departed Alaska = Connected to Eastern Siberia through Beringia Beringia = Land bridge that first humans used to arrive in the Americas Amazon region of South America = Place where modern-day indigenous people live, whose genomes were sequenced by Pontus Skogland
Match the following periods with their significance in human migration:
24,000 to 21,000 years ago = Period when the ancient ancestors of the first Americans left Siberia 5,000 years = Span of time when Beringia connected Eastern Siberia to Alaska Ice Age = Period from which well-preserved archeological sites and Paleolithic human remains have been found 2015 = Year when Pontus Skogland proposed the Trans-Pacific Migration Theory
Sir Walter Raleigh sponsored an expedition of 500 men to ________ Island
Roanoke
The colonists established the first permanent English colony in North America in ________
1584
The colonists who established the first permanent English colony in North America disappeared by ________
1590
A separate colonization attempt in ________ also failed
Newfoundland
The first permanent English settlement in North America was founded in ________
1607
Test your knowledge on the Land Bridge Theory and the migration of humans to the Americas. Explore the evidence, theories, and unanswered questions surrounding this significant historical event.
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