Geography influences our life now and it did so in the past. Because of this it helps understand the reasons for some events.
For example geography helps you understand why ancient Greece was composed of many small independent city-states rather than one empire: Greece is composed of many islands and valleys separated by mountains, and it was easy to defend those settlements so they were not conquered by other settlements ( as it was the case in other countries).
Well, in the case of mortality, this could be true. I say this because developed countries have better technology. This technology can be used in the hospitals to treat the sick. However, in developing countries, there is not much technology available for all these, so people may die of curable illnesses. Hope i helped.
Explanation:
USA IS THE DEVELOPING COUNTRY.
IT'S A VERY CLEAN PLACE.
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