Q4. Consider the following statements about Lucky latitudes in Geography:
1. This refers to the geographical regions where the practice of domestication of wild plants and animals began to happen for the first time in human history.
2. People located in these geographic regions gained a headstart over the rest of the world.
Which of the above statements are correct?
c) Both 1 and 2
Lucky latitudes in Geography
1. This refers to the geographical regions where the practice of domestication of wild plants and animals began to happen for the first time in human history.
2. It includes land that lies between the latitudes of 20 and 35 degrees north in the Old World, and 15 degrees south and 20 degrees north in the Americas.
3. These regions became more favorable to the rise of civilization when the rise in earth’s temperature ended the last Ice Age around 12,000 years ago.
4. Consequently, people located in these geographic regions gained a headstart over the rest of the world.