egan to have an advantageous rise after A.D. 1500 and became richer than other societies, because the people settled in regions that provided opportunities to practice farming systems that leads to the rise of population growth and all that comes from that growth.
             To the contrary, Landes notes, tropical heat in some fashion acts as a barrier to human psychological and physical activity. He asserts that a middle-range or "temperate" geography is better than one that is too hot or too cold. Too much cold can be resisted with clothing, "winter... is the great friend of humanity" (8). but nothing can be done about the heat. In fact, he adds, climate is part of th
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