By the Time Columbus Arrived in the Western Hemisphere, Where

question 12

Multiple Choice

By the time Columbus arrived in the Western Hemisphere, where were the greatest concentrations of Native Americans?

• A) In Mesoamerica and South America
• B) In Peru and the Pacific Northwest
• C) In Canada and New England
• D) In the Great Basin of North America
• E) In the Caribbean islands

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