Geography 2010A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Laurentide Ice Sheet, National Energy Program, Canadian Prairies
22 Oct 2016
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Three i(cid:374)flue(cid:374)tial e(cid:448)e(cid:374)ts that ha(cid:448)e shaped ca(cid:374)ada(cid:859)s histor(cid:455): the arrival of the first people in north america, the colonization of north america by france and england, the influx of people from eastern europe. Hunters from the old world (the eastern hemisphere) were the first to arrive about 40,000 years ago. They crossed the bering land bridge that connects siberia to alaska. This land was exposed b/c sea level was much lower at that time: colder = more ice. As the ice in north america began retreating 15,000 years ago, descendants of the hunters. The first people of canada pushed further south. They travelled along an ice-free corridor that developed along the rocky mountain foothills. These first people were known as paleo-indians. Centre of the laurentide ice sheet is hudson bay. B/w the ice sheets (cordillera and laurentide), the layer was thin so they travelled by boat (migration route) They were descendants of the old world hunters.
