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The coastal hypothesis [blank] an economy based on marine mammal hunting, saltwater fishing, shellfish gathering, and the use of watercraft. [blank] of the barrier of ice to the east, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and populated areas to the north, may have been a greater [blank] for people to move in a southerly direction.
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The coastal hypothesis suggests an economy based on marine mammal hunting, saltwater fishing, shellfish gathering, and the use of watercraft. Because of the barrier of ice to the east, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and populated areas to the north, may have been a greater impetus for people to move in a southerly direction.
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