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First settlers of America
THE TIME OF ARRIVAL OF THE FIRST HUMAN BEINGS TO AMERICA
For DNA data - the genetic human code - we know that the beginning of settlement of America happened at least 20,000 years ago
Vocabulary:
Cougar (puma): a large, brown wild cat that lives in North and South America
Dry (seco): without water or liquid on the surface
Frozen (congelado): turned into ice
Ice (hielo): water that is so cold it has become solid
Height (altura): how tall or high something or someone is
Prey (presa): an animal that another animal feeds on
Rib (costilla): one of the curved bones in the chest
Sail (navegar): When a boat or a ship sails, it travels on the water.
Sabre-tooth tiger (diente de sable) : a large wild cat that lived in the past, with two long, curved front teeth
Scraper (raspador): a tool or instrument for scraping, paint and wallpaper off walls etc.
Sloth (perezoso): a mammal that moves slowly and lives in trees
Spearhead (punta de lanza): the leading part of an attacking force.
Strait (estrecho): a narrow area of sea that connects two large areas of sea
Wide (ancho): measuring a long distance or longer than usual from one side to the other
THE LIFE OF THE FIRST SETTLERS
Both in the North and in the South of America,
the primitive settlers found abundant and easy hunting.
MEGAFAUNA
All representatives of the megafauna ( giant animals) are extinct.
It extermination concluded 10,000 years ago and it was massive and fast