In fact, the history of North America has been perhaps more profoundly influenced by man's inheritance from his past homes than by the physical features of his present home.
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For the source of any characteristic so widespread and uniform as this adaptation to environment we must go back to the very beginning of the human race.Ellsworth Huntington
From first to last the civilization of America has been bound up with its physical environment.
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Year by year we are learning that in this restless, strenuous American life of ours vacations are essential.
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Thus the races, though alike in their physical response to climate, may possibly be different in their mental response because they have approached America by different paths.
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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 buffalo is a surprisingly stupid animal.
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