Quotes by Ellsworth Huntington

About Ellsworth Huntington:

Ellsworth Huntington was a professor of geography at Yale University during the early 20th century, known for his studies on 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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The geysers and hot springs of the Yellowstone are another proof of recent volcanic activity.

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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.

Ellsworth Huntington

In America the most widespread type of forest is the evergreen coniferous woodland of the north.

Ellsworth Huntington

The Negro, however, has been tested on an extensive scale.

Ellsworth Huntington

Again and again, to be sure, on the way to America, and under many other circumstances, man has passed through the most adverse climates and has survived, but he has flourished and waxed strong only in certain zones.

Ellsworth Huntington

As a matter of fact, an ordinary desert supports a much greater variety of plants than does either a forest or a prairie.

Ellsworth Huntington

The coast of British Columbia was one of the three chief centers of aboriginal America.

Ellsworth Huntington

The Indians could not undertake any widespread cultivation of the plains not only because they lacked iron tools but also because they had no draft animals.

Ellsworth Huntington

The buffalo is a surprisingly stupid animal.

Ellsworth Huntington

From first to last the civilization of America has been bound up with its physical environment.

Ellsworth Huntington

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.

Ellsworth Huntington

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.

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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.

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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

Author Bio

  • NameEllsworth Huntington
  • DescriptionAmerican geographer
  • BornSeptember 16, 1876
  • DiedOctober 17, 1947
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionGeopolitician; Geographer; Economist