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He introduced the theory of Pangaea.
Who is Alfred Wegener?
Ancient landmass made up of all the continents that began to break up 200 million years ago.
What is Pangaea
What is the time called when glaciers covered most of Earth's surfaces?
The Ice Age
Who were the earliest people to inhabit North America?
Hunters and gatherers
What city/borough do we live in?
Staten Island
What does Pangaea mean?
Supercontinent or "all land"
Similar ________ of different plants and animals were found on widely separated continents.
What is fossils?
What was a large mammal, covered in hair, that roamed during the Ice Age?
Mammoths
Name the theories of how early people came to North America.
The Bering Land Bridge Theory, the Coastal Route Theory, and Mammoth Migration Theory.
What State do we live in?
New York
Was Pangaea together or separate?
Pangaea was a once big land mass/together.
this is formed when 2 continental plates collide
What are Mountains
What is the TERM that is used to describe large mammals that lived during the Ice Age?
Magafauna
What is the Mammoth Migration Theory?
When early people followed the migration patterns of the mammoths because mammoths were their source of food.
What country do we live in?
The United States of America
What is the result of Pangaea drifting? (continental drift)
The 7 Continents
How long ago did Pangaea drift?
Over 200 million years ago
What are the large pieces of ice that covered the earth called?
Glaciers
What is the Bering Land Bridge Theory?
The first people to inhabit North America migrated here by walking over a "land bridge." This "land bridge" connected Siberia and Alaska.
What continent do we live on?
North America
What is the movement that creates earthquakes, separation, and mountains?
The collision of tectonic plates
What is the evidence that Pangaea existed?
What is fossils, matching coastlines, mountain ranges, ancient climate evidence
When was the Ice Age?
Millions of years ago
What is the Costal Route Theory?
They first people to inhabit North American traveled by boat down the pacific coast.
What are the 4 hemispheres?
Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Hemisphere