Cultural Geography of North America NATIVE AMERICAN SETTLEMENT PATTERNS,1500s-1800s ·Land of immigrants Culture Areas Arctic Califernia The ancestors of the Great gasin Great Plains Northeast Native Americans are Northwest Coast Plateau PACIFIC Southeast believed to have come OCEAN Southwest 5brt比 ATLANTIC Uninhabited OCEAN from Asia 1.006 kilometer 1.009 miles 1500s,immigrants began EUROPEAN SETTLEMENT PATTERNS arriving from Europe, followed by Africans, Asians,and Latin PACIFIC OCEAN Americans ATLANTIC OCEAN Setted by 1700 Immigrants came by Settled by 1850 Settied by 1890 Settied by 1950 choice,some forced,each Uninhabited group has helped shape the culture of the regionCultural Geography of North America • Land of immigrants • The ancestors of the Native Americans are believed to have come from Asia • 1500s, immigrants began arriving from Europe, followed by Africans, Asians, and Latin Americans • Immigrants came by choice, some forced, each group has helped shape the culture of the region