Land Bridge Theory Vocabulary

Front

What is a narrow channel of water connecting two bodies of water called?

Back

strait

Front

What is an idea that explains something (using evidence)?

Back

theory

Front

What was the name of the strait that Native Americans crossed into North America?

Back

The Bering Strait

Front

What are people who travel from place to place with their shelters called?

Back

nomads

Front

What was the pathway created by the frozen water in the Bering Strait called?

Back

Land Bridge

Front

Which word means to move from one place to another?

Back

migrate

Front

What do you call people who move around looking for food like animals and wild plants?

Back

hunter-gatherers

Front

What is it called when people stay in one place and grow their own food?

Back

agriculture

Front

The people crossing on the Bering Land Bridge came FROM: Asia, Australia, North America, Europe

Back

Asia

Front

The first people in North America came here during the

Back

Ice Age