Read Paragraph 4 from the passage. As the Ice Age ended around 11,000 B. C., the Paleolithic period
gave way to the Neolithic. As the glaciers retreated, changes in
climate created changes in the life patterns of Neolithic people.
In western Europe, for example, hunters who for centuries had
fed their clans by following massive herds of reindeer found the
game increasingly scarce as the global temperature warmed.
How does the phrase "global temperature" affect the passage?
It increases readers' awareness of the climate during
the Paleolithic period.
It shows readers that the change in temperature was
a trend, not something temporary
It indicates how climate change affected people in
western Europe during the Ice Age
It implies that the passage is intended for people
with an interest in meteorology