People lived in North America for thousands of years before the arrival of the European colonizers. The paths of the migration of the First Americans 13,000 years ago led them to a variety of different environments which in turn affected the thousands of different cultures and languages that developed.
Have students create a spider map defining and illustrating key terms for the first migrations into America
Storyboard Text
CULTURAL REGIONS
MIGRATION
HUNTER-GATHERERS
Areas where people develop similar ways of life or cultures often influenced by the environment of the region.
Movement of people from one country or area of the world to a new place in another country or area. The last ice age resulted in a migration of animals and people from Asia to North and South America.
Obtaining food by hunting animals, fishing, and collecting wild fruit, vegetables, and nuts.