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The student wants to summarize the kelp highway hypothesis. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal? Notes: - Archaeologist Jon Erlandson and colleagues argue that humans first arrived in the Americas by sea. - They propose that humans traveled between Pacific Ocean islands and coastlines from northeast Asia to the Americas. - Many of these islands and coastal zones were later submerged as glaciers melted and sea levels rose. - The researchers think that 'a coastal route, including kelp forests and estuaries, would have provided a rich mix of marine, estuarine, riverine, and terrestrial resources' such as seaweeds, fish, and birds. - This proposed scenario is known as the kelp highway hypothesis.
- 1As glaciers melted and sea levels rose, many Pacific Ocean islands and coastal zones were submerged.
- 2Humans may have first arrived in the Americas by sea, traveling between Pacific Ocean islands and coastlines and subsisting on a variety of resources.✓
- 3One argument about how humans first arrived in the Americas is the kelp highway hypothesis proposed by Jon Erlandson and colleagues.
- 4Pacific Ocean islands and coastlines likely contained 'a rich mix of marine, estuarine, riverine, and terrestrial resources' such as seaweeds, fish, and birds, according to researchers.
Correct answer
Humans may have first arrived in the Americas by sea, traveling between Pacific Ocean islands and coastlines and subsisting on a variety of resources.
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