Gallup, John LukeGaviria, AlejandroLora, Eduardo2013-07-222013-07-2220030-8213-5451-5https://hdl.handle.net/10986/14454This book is organized as follows: Introduction: Is Geography Destiny? Chapter 1 discuses The Channels of Influence of Geography: Latin America from an International Perspective. Chapter 2 discusses The Other Side of The Mountain: The Influence of Geography Within Countries. Chapter 3 discusses Policies to Overcome the Limitations of Geographyen-USCC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGOGEOGRAPHYDEVELOPMENTPUBLIC POLICYHURRICANESEARTHQUAKEENDEMIC DISEASESRURAL FAMILIESBASIC INFRASTRUCTUREINDIGENOUS COMMUNITIESMINORITY GROUPSDISADVANTAGED GROUPSECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOIL QUALITYTROPICAL ZONESHIGHLAND ECOSYSTEMSLOWLANDSPOPULATION DENSITYNOMADIC PEOPLESLIVESTOCKDISEASESECONOMIC CONDITIONSPOVERTYLOW INCOME COMMUNITIESENVIRONMENT DEGRADATIONFLOODINGLANDSLIDESDEFORESTATIONECOSYSTEM ALTERATIONCULTIVATION TECHNIQUESCROPSSOIL EROSIONRISK MANAGEMENT POLICIESRISK MITIGATIONTRANSPORT COSTSINPUTSPRODUCTIONHEALTH ISSUESPOOR HOUSEHOLDS AGINGAGRICULTURAL OUTPUTAIRANNUAL REPORTCHANNELSCLIMATECONCENTRATION INDEXESCRIMEDECENTRALIZATIONDEVELOPMENT POLICIESDISASTERSEARTHEARTHQUAKESECONOMETRICSECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC CONDITIONSECONOMIC GEOGRAPHYECONOMIC OUTCOMESECONOMICSECONOMISTSEROSIONFAMILIESGDPGDP PER CAPITAGEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTIONGEOGRAPHICAL VARIABLESGEOGRAPHYGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTGROWTH RATEHEALTH CONDITIONSHOSPITALIZATIONHOUSINGINCENTIVE SYSTEMSINCOMEINCOME LEVELSINFANT MORTALITYINHERITANCEINJURIESINTERNATIONAL COMPARISONSINTERNATIONAL TRADELAND AREALAND PRODUCTIVITYLATITUDELIFE EXPECTANCYMALARIAMIGRATIONMINERALSNATURAL RESOURCESNORTH AMERICAPER CAPITA INCOMEPHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICSPHYSICAL GEOGRAPHYPOINTPOLICY INSTRUMENTSPOLICY RESEARCHPOLLUTIONPOPULATION DENSITIESPOPULATION GROWTHPRODUCTIVITYRESEARCH AGENDASCIENTIFIC RESEARCHSCIENTISTSSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL ISOLATIONSOILSOIL QUALITYSOILSSOUTHERN CONESTERILIZATIONTEMPERATE REGIONSTEMPERATE ZONESTROPICAL REGIONSTROPICSURBAN AREASURBAN CENTERSVACCINATIONVECTORWEATHER PATTERNSInter-American Development Bank10.1596/0-8213-5451-5