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Why were the Galapagos islands so important to Darwin's theory?
It was where he developed his theory. The Galapagos are considered the "Laboratory of Evolution." Evolution is easily observable here.
Early man came from Asia to north America by crossing a land bridge. where was this bidge located?
Beringia -- The Bering Strait between Alaska and Siberia.
What important controbutions did Charles Darwin make?
The theory of natural selection, which was also embraced by another biologist, Lamark.
Why is the Galapagos Islands so important to the world?
The finches of the Galapagos Islands provided Charles Darwin with the inspiration for his Theory of Evolution. They provided the basis of modern biology. The differences found between species in such a small place are important for the study of Bioogy.
What are the contributions of Charles Darwin in the field of evolution?
The theory of evolution by natural selection. Sexual selection. Just to name the two most important contributions of Charles Darwin.
What is the Beringia Theory?
The Beringia theory states that in the last ice age a lot of water was frozen and therefore absent in the Bering straight. Some early asian hunters crossed over from Siberia to what is now Alaska and spread and multiplied into the Native Indian tribes that were mainly wiped out in the colonization of the Americas.
How do you pronounce Beringia?
bear-in-gee-a Beringia ;)
What is the island hopping theory in Ancient America?
· Settlers from Micronesia to Indonesia traveled along the islands and arrived in Mexico. These constituted the early native americans. The opposing and stronger theory is the Beringia theory, which you can read about on Wikipedia.
Why did Beringia disapear?
Because they Glaciers have melted and made Beringia invisible.
How big is beringia?
Beringia was 18 miles long and 1000 miles wide.
What two land masses did the Beringia connect?
The Beringia connected Siberia and North America
What bridge did the earliest Native American crossed?
That would be the Bering land bridge. It was around 1000 miles wide (north to south) at it's widest. It connected present-day Alaska. and eastern Siberia.
The theory that Native American Indians migrated across a land bridge from Asia to settle in North America is based on?
They crossed over the land bridge called Beringia
What body water exists today where beringia once was?
The Pacific Ocean now exists where Beringia once was.
What body of water exists today where Beringia once was?
The Pacific Ocean now exists where Beringia once was.
What was Beringia and how was it important to the early humans?
it was a land bridge conexting America and alska and the early Americans walked across to get food and shelter
Does Beringia still exist?
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