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Man could not stay there forever. He was bound to spread to new regions, partly because of his innate migratory tendency and partly because of Nature's stern urgency.

~Ellsworth Huntington

Topics: Because Bound Could Forever He His Innate Man Nature New Partly Regions Spread Stay Stern Tendency Urgency

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It seems strange that almost no other traces of the strong vikings are found in America.

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Topics: Almost America Found Other Seems Strange Strong Traces

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America forms the longest and straightest bone in the earth's skeleton.

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Topics: America Bone Earth Forms Longest Skeleton

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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.

~Ellsworth Huntington

Topics: Conditions Earth Evolution Favor Form In The Past Less Past Poles Preserve Rapid Relation Than Today

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Although mountains may guide migrations, the plains are the regions where people dwell in greatest numbers.

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Topics: Although Dwell Greatest Guide May Migration Mountains Numbers People Plains Regions Where

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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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Topics: American American Life Essential Learning Life Ours Restless Strenuous Vacations Year

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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.

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Topics: Across Blessings Climate Coal Easy Fertile Iron Level Man Mountains Other Passage Plains Rocks Shower Soil Stimulating

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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.

~Ellsworth Huntington

Topics: Also Animal Beings Determines Garment Human Human Beings Inhabitants Knowledge Majority Nature Occupations Only Part Truly Understood Vegetation Without World

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Except on their southern borders the great northern forests are not good as a permanent home for man.

~Ellsworth Huntington

Topics: Borders Except Forests Good Great Home Man Northern Permanent Southern

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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.

~Ellsworth Huntington

Topics: Always Animals Backward Company Easy Forests Fur Great Home Maintain Monopoly Most Must Nevertheless North Practical Region Remain Which Wild Wild Animals

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Type: Educator

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