Ellsworth Huntington
Ellsworth Huntington
Ellsworth Huntingtonwas a professor of geography at Yale University during the early 20th century, known for his studies on environmental determinism/climatic determinism, economic growth and economic geography. He served as President of the Ecological Society of America in 1917, the Association of American Geographers in 1923 and President of the Board of Directors of the American Eugenics Society from 1934 to 1938...
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science men america
The human organism inherits so delicate an adjustment to climate that, in spite of man's boasted ability to live anywhere, the strain of the frozen North eliminates the more nervous and active types of mind.
climate asian variation
Geologists are rapidly becoming convinced that the mammals spread from their central Asian point of origin largely because of great variations in climate.
america forests type
In America the most widespread type of forest is the evergreen coniferous woodland of the north.
funny stupid animal
The buffalo is a surprisingly stupid animal.
kind stage boon
It will be a vast boon to mankind when we learn to prophesy the precise dates when cycles of various kinds will reach definite stages.
race uniforms environment
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.
scales tested has-beens
The Negro, however, has been tested on an extensive scale.
home men southern
Except on their southern borders the great northern forests are not good as a permanent home for man.
science men mind
Curiously enough man's body and his mind appear to differ in their climatic adaptations.
home science animal
Nevertheless most of the evergreen forests of the north must always remain the home of wild animals and trappers, a backward region in which it is easy for a great fur company to maintain a practical monopoly.
blessing men rocks
Fertile soil, level plains, easy passage across the mountains, coal, iron, and other metals imbedded in the rocks, and a stimulating climate, all shower their blessings upon man.
records history-of-life life-is
The whole history of life is a record of cycles.
america civilization lasts
From first to last the civilization of America has been bound up with its physical environment.
home past men
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.