Continental physiography, climate, and the global distribution of human population

Current Anthropology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 269-277

  Small, Christopher ^a   Cohen, Joel E ^b  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 12144268860     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/382255     Document Type: Article

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