Please help! What natural features affected the route people took from Alaska to southern North America?

Mountains, Rivers, Dry Lands, Swamps Marshes, etc. SO Lanscapes, Temperature, Supply and Trade of goods such as Food, Drinks, clothing and other perishable products, as well as a possible lack of cryptography...aka maps or the MAKING OF new or partial maps for navigation

Explanation:

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d)to gain support for the independence movement.

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