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Quote by Ellsworth Huntington

“History in its broadest aspect is a record of man's migrations from one environment to another.”

Book:A Chronicle of Aboriginal America: Juvenile History - - American

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A Chronicle of Aboriginal America: Juvenile History - - American

A Chronicle of Aboriginal America: Juvenile History - - American is a historical account tailored for young readers, exploring the history of Native American tribes and their experiences in the United States. The book aims to provide an accessible introduction to the diverse cultures and significant historical moments of the Aboriginal peoples of America. more

Author

Ellsworth Huntington

Ellsworth Huntington was a prominent geographer, anthropologist, and archaeologist who made significant contributions to the fields of geography, anthropology, and archaeology. Born on September 16, 1876, and passing away on October 17, 1947, Huntington is known for his in-depth research on the relationship between geographical environment and human behavior. more

“It is not the organs-that is, the character and form of the animal's bodily parts-that have given rise to its habits and particular structures. It is the habits and manner of life and the conditions in which its ancestors lived that have in the course of time fashioned its bodily form, its organs and qualities.”

Character Form Courses Given Animal Quality Environment Conditions Particular Habit Structure Ancestor Organs

Author:Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

“Later scientific theories are better than earlier ones for solving puzzles in the often quite different environments to which they are applied. That is not a relativist's position, and it displays the sense in which I am a convinced believer in scientific progress.”

Different Science Environment Progress Position Theory Solutions Environmental Convinced Believer Display Puzzles Scientific Theory Scientific Progress Different Environments

Author:Thomas Kuhn

“Man not only survives and functions in his environment, he shapes it and he is shaped by it.”

Men Science Decision Environment Shapes Function Environmental

Book:Only One Earth: The Care and Maintenance of a Small Planet: an Unofficial Report Commissioned by the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment

Source: Only One Earth: The Care and Maintenance of a Small Planet: an Unofficial Report Commissioned by the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment

“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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Book:The Red Man's Continent: A Chronicle of Aboriginal America

Source: The Red Man's Continent: A Chronicle of Aboriginal America

“One tragic example of the loss of forests and then water is found in Ethiopia. The amount of its forested land has decreased from 40 to 1 percent in the last four decades. Concurrently, the amount of rainfall has declined to the point where the country is rapidly becoming a wasteland.”