very silly question?

Question

let me start out with , im asking to see what people think.
do you think that peples skin color affected where they lived. example where its warmer most people not all but most have darker skin,maby to handle the heat better, people that are from a northern contentint have more fair skin and burn in the sun and heat, i know this is off the wall but im talking in the begining of time .

Answer 1

Humans have spent most of their history moving around. To do that, they've had to adapt their tools, clothes, housing, and eating habits to each new climate and landscape. But Jablonski's work indicates that our adaptations go much further. People in the tropics have developed dark skin to block out the sun and protect their body's folate reserves. People far from the equator have developed fair skin to drink in the sun and produce adequate amounts of vitamin D during the long winter months.

Answer 2

people in warmer climates do have darker skin as a protection from the sun. that is caused by the melanome which contributes to the tan.
that is why albinos get severely burned when they go into the sun because they have melanome deficit.

Answer 3

If you believe in the "out of Africa" theory. We all had dark skin to begin with, and, as with other adaptations, if you don't use it, you lose it... thus those in areas with less sun exposure lost some or most of their skin pigment.