From first to last the civilization of America has been bound up with its physical environment.
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It seems strange that almost no other traces of the strong vikings are found in America.Ellsworth Huntington
The geysers and hot springs of the Yellowstone are another proof of recent volcanic activity.
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Today, no less than in the past, the tetrahedral form of the earth and the relation of the tetrahedron to the poles and to the equator preserve the conditions that favor rapid evolution.
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As a matter of fact, an ordinary desert supports a much greater variety of plants than does either a forest or a prairie.
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No part of the world can be truly understood without a knowledge of its garment of vegetation, for this determines not only the nature of the animal inhabitants but also the occupations of the majority of human beings.
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The evidence points to central Asia as man's original home, for the general movement of human migrations has been outward from that region and not inward.
Ellsworth Huntington
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