ABSTRACT
Climate affects many types of individual differences, including personality and intelligence. Those living in cold climates were likely to be overly formal and cold in their emotions, while those living in hot climates tended to being hot-headed. Human cultural evolution is marked by two great revolutions. The agricultural revolution began around 12,000 years ago in the Fertile Crescent between the Nile, Tigris, and Euphrates Rivers. The industrial revolution of course began in Britain and spread first through North-western Europe. There are many reasons for this monumental development, including the availability of natural resources in Britain, navigable and usable waterways, and a merchant society ready to invest in science, technology, and industry. Many poorer populations cope with more demanding winters or summers by adopting more collectivist means of agriculture. Feeling connected to nature perhaps unsurprisingly provokes pro-environmental feelings and makes the individual more likely to be environmentally active, although of course the direction of causality is complex.
