Geographic luck

John Perry

                Jared Diamond’s theory of geographic luck has little or no difference in what the book says. Jared Diamond has traveled across the planet looking for the answer he was asked in Papua New Guinea, “Why you white men have so much cargo, and us New Guineans so little? “ The answer is geographic luck. Thousands of years ago when advanced civilization started showing up, it was clear where this was happening. The fertile Crescent was the best place to be and was where the most developed civilizations sprouted. This started with a working government, shelter, and a good source of food and water. Papua New Guineans live in such an isolated place, that there are no crops to be grown. The soil is not rich enough. As for the Americans, they are highly advanced. Places with the same latitude share the same climate. Between 8000-4000 B.C was the Agricultural revolution. People started going from hunter gatherer to builder shelters with homes. This is all a result of geographic luck.