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The important characteristic of plains is their power to facilitate every phase of historical movement; that of mountains is their power to retard, arrest, or deflect it. Man, as part of the mobile envelope of the earth, like air and water feels always the pull of gravity.

Ellen Churchill Semple

Ellen Churchill Semple

Ellen Churchill Semple

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Born: January 8, 1863

Died: May 8, 1932 (aged 69)

Bio: Ellen Churchill Semple was an American geographer and the first female president of the Association of American Geographers. She contributed significantly to the early development of the discipline of geography in the United States, particularly studies of human geography.

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