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Migration to the Americas

  1. A long period of extreme cold
    Ice Age

    (Happened 20,000 years ago)
  2. Thick sheets of ice
    Glaciers

    (Formed by Earth's large areas of water freezing)
  3. A narrow stretch of water that separates Asia from North America
    The Bering Strait

    (Land that had been underwater was uncovered and formed a long land bridge!)
  4. To "move" (when people do it)
    Migrate / Migration

    (People first migrated to the Americas between 40,000 to 10,000 years ago)
  5. A possible explanation
    Theory
  6. An object that someone made in the past
    Artifact
  7. Scientists who study the artifacts of people who lived long ago
    Archaeologists
Author
Turner
ID
38106
Card Set
Migration to the Americas
Description
5th Grade Social Studies Lesson 1
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