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Populating the World Questions (Only for 8th C)

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The document contains 17 questions about human migrations for an 8th grade class. The questions cover: 1) Where humans originally came from, 2) Why early humans migrated, 3) Who the first hominids to migrate were and where they migrated to, 4) How Homo Erectus may have responded if their food supply ran out, 5) How far Homo Erectus migrated, 6) When Homo Sapiens began migrating and where they first migrated, 7) How far the earliest Homo Sapiens migrated, 8) The location of the Bering Strait, 9) How humans could have crossed into America by crossing the Bering Strait, 10) Whether this

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Questions for 8th C – Human Migrations Instructions: Using your own words, answer the following. You must bring it typed in a sheet of paper, choose someone to hand it in, and drop it on the teacher’s desk on Monday morning. 1. Where did humans come from? 2. Why do you think made them migrate? 3. Who were the first hominids to migrate? 4. Where did they migrate to? 5. If you were a Homo Erectus, and your supply of food runs out, what do you do? 6. How far did homo erectus go? 7. Homo sapiens started to migrate… when? 8. Where did they first migrate to? 9. What was the farthest they went? 10. Where is the Bering Strait located at? 11. How were humans able to cross into America by crossing it? 12. Has this been proved or is it just a theory? 13. Explain a second theory of how America was populated. 14. Analyze: What might have triggered the migration? Weather? Development of language? Write a paragraph detailing your answer, using your own words 15. Draw a map and trace the possible routes followed by humans until they finally reached the American continent. 16. Why did humans venture into crossing the Bering Strait? 17. Why are these theories not proven yet? If you do “copy/paste”, you get a zero.

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Populating the World Questions (Only for 8th C)

  • 1. Questions for 8th C – Human Migrations Instructions: Using your own words, answer the following. You must bring it typed in a sheet of paper, choose someone to hand it in, and drop it on the teacher’s desk on Monday morning. 1. Where did humans come from? 2. Why do you think made them migrate? 3. Who were the first hominids to migrate? 4. Where did they migrate to? 5. If you were a Homo Erectus, and your supply of food runs out, what do you do? 6. How far did homo erectus go? 7. Homo sapiens started to migrate… when? 8. Where did they first migrate to? 9. What was the farthest they went? 10. Where is the Bering Strait located at? 11. How were humans able to cross into America by crossing it? 12. Has this been proved or is it just a theory? 13. Explain a second theory of how America was populated. 14. Analyze: What might have triggered the migration? Weather? Development of language? Write a paragraph detailing your answer, using your own words 15. Draw a map and trace the possible routes followed by humans until they finally reached the American continent. 16. Why did humans venture into crossing the Bering Strait? 17. Why are these theories not proven yet? If you do “copy/paste”, you get a zero.