While exploring a remote area of the world, you have just come across a previously unknown indigenous population of people with very light skin color. where in the world were you most likely exploring?

(a) near the arctic
(b) central africa
(c) southern asia
(d) northern australia

A Near the Arctic

Explanation:

The known indigenous people of central Africa, Southern Asia and Northern Australia have dark skin, with the skin of people of central Africa and Northern Australia being darker than the people of Southern Asia.

In contrast, the Indigenous people near the Arctic have a light skin color. Prior to mass worldwide migrations, darker skin color was found in the people in the southern hemisphere while lighter skin color was found in the northern hemisphere.