He begins by discussing the anatomy and migration patterns of the earliest humans on earth, and then moves on to the extinction of the Australian/ New Guinean animals. ... He then goes on to compare the extinction of big game in Australia and New Guinea to that in the Americas, then talks about early tools. He is basically showing us that Africa, Australia, and New Guinea had a head start over Europe and the Americas, yet it is Europe and the Americas that have the dominant cultures today. ... The Eurasian societies were able to master food production at a faster pace than the societies...

• Word Count: 1597
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate