The best geography in the Southern Hemisphere is in Argentina/Uruguay, with its unbelievably fertile Pampas. Of course, that only has so many people, and less than Brazil. Still, Argentina and Uruguay could have remained developed countries to this day, but a complex mix of factors (including Peronism in the case of Argentina) doomed that potential.
More generally, much less of South America is north of the equator than Africa - something not exactly mentioned in the article. And, South America extends considerably further south than New Zealand, Australia/Tasmania, and certainly Africa. (In fact, almost all of Africa is further north than almost all of New Zealand.)
Geo Gibson, I don't agree with your assessment that ten percent is better than eighty percent. It is like the P principle of investing, where twenty percent help produce eighty percent of profits from ole.
Eight billion and twenty-five million mouths to feed, and our living earth hasn't grown since the Lord first created it. Alas for the 2.4 percent Celsius increase in global warming, since 1998.
The US has a lot of ratio to land versus people, but the west portion has only twenty percent of the total, to eighty percent of the population, which is in the eastern half of the country.
Oregon and Portland may have more Bob cats to residents !?
The best geography in the Southern Hemisphere is in Argentina/Uruguay, with its unbelievably fertile Pampas. Of course, that only has so many people, and less than Brazil. Still, Argentina and Uruguay could have remained developed countries to this day, but a complex mix of factors (including Peronism in the case of Argentina) doomed that potential.
More generally, much less of South America is north of the equator than Africa - something not exactly mentioned in the article. And, South America extends considerably further south than New Zealand, Australia/Tasmania, and certainly Africa. (In fact, almost all of Africa is further north than almost all of New Zealand.)
Really nice article, Geoff. Thank you
Geo Gibson, I don't agree with your assessment that ten percent is better than eighty percent. It is like the P principle of investing, where twenty percent help produce eighty percent of profits from ole.
Eight billion and twenty-five million mouths to feed, and our living earth hasn't grown since the Lord first created it. Alas for the 2.4 percent Celsius increase in global warming, since 1998.
The US has a lot of ratio to land versus people, but the west portion has only twenty percent of the total, to eighty percent of the population, which is in the eastern half of the country.
Oregon and Portland may have more Bob cats to residents !?