Mapping Migrations
Use the following sources, as well as the text itself and answer the questions that follow: A Map of Time; Map 1.1 The Global Dispersion of Humankind; Map 1.2, Migration of Austronesian-Speaking People; Map 1.3, The Global Spread of Agriculture and Pastoralism.
Questions
Explain the chronological sequence of migration across the globe.
Calculate approximately how far Austronesian-speaking peoples traveled by boat as they migrated to Hawaii, New Zealand, and Madagascar over the centuries from the Philippines (use the map scale). To which of the three locations did people arrive first?
Compare the migration of people to the spread of agriculture.
In your own words, explain why people migrated.
What were at least two effects of these migrations?