Question

Which of the following ways do scientists believe people first arrived in North America? Select all that apply. (1 point) Responses by walking north from South America by walking north from South America by walking over the Bering land bridge from Asia by walking over the Bering land bridge from Asia by sailing from Europe by sailing from Europe by sailing from Caribbean Islands by sailing from Caribbean Islands by sailing to the Pacific coast from Asia

Answer 1

Scientists generally believe that people first arrived in North America primarily by:

• by walking over the Bering land bridge from Asia

This land bridge, known as Beringia, connected Asia and North America during the last Ice Age when sea levels were lower.

The other options listed (walking north from South America, sailing from Europe, sailing from Caribbean Islands, and sailing to the Pacific coast from Asia) are not commonly accepted theories for the initial human migration into North America.