_thankyoucomeagain_ t1_j6ehk8q wrote
Reply to comment by pennysmom2016 in TIL China is bigger than the U.S. in terms of land area. The U.S. is also bigger than Canada in terms of land area. by Mewhenthe4
Land that is habitable. Lots of hostile land in China, Russia and u.s. that is generally... well, worthless for anyone to reasonably live in.
pennysmom2016 t1_j6ewuoj wrote
Except people live there. So who gets to determine that their land, where they are living is "uninhabitable"? You?
Daniel_The_Thinker t1_j6gh1cp wrote
In a technical sense there are very few places that are truly uninhabitable.
In a practical sense, there are many pieces where humans cannot create survive in without a nomadic lifestyle or a steady supply of resources necessary for survival.
Low earth orbit is not really habitable for human beings despite some people temporarily living up there
pennysmom2016 t1_j6gi5aq wrote
But nomads have inhabited places like the Gobi and the Sahara and sustained themselves for thousands of years while those in low earth orbit are completely unable to sustain themselves without resupply for even one.
Daniel_The_Thinker t1_j6i2n3g wrote
Yeah, nomads, requiring them to move around because no particular place can sustain them.
pennysmom2016 t1_j6i5cm3 wrote
But the region can...
traws06 t1_j6el8mi wrote
There’s very few places on earth where humans don’t live, so hard to decimate find many places “uninhabitable”
Bruce-7891 t1_j6ewkpp wrote
True, with enough effort and resources space is habitable, but there are places where no one would permanently settle. In the US I think of parts of the Mojave desert and in China parts of the Himalayas
traws06 t1_j6exetv wrote
Would they really be more inhabitable than northern Canada? Not rhetorical I’m not versed in geography to that degree. In my mind even a desert has water if you drill deep enough.
Hell, there are thriving cities in deserts in the Middle East
Daniel_The_Thinker t1_j6ghn83 wrote
Not all deserts are made equal.
There's a huge difference between the Mojave, which had permanent settlement by native Americans, and the Sahara, which has massive areas with no vegetation or rainfall.
traws06 t1_j6giez1 wrote
It could be inhabitable at least with a pipeline for water I would imagine? It just wouldn’t self sufficient.
Cold it seems would cause more issues than heat. Cold causes issues with machines, fuel, and other stuff necessary for survival.
Daniel_The_Thinker t1_j6i2uxw wrote
Temperature is not as important as access to water.
cnnrduncan t1_j6h2xow wrote
The Sahara has been populated by Berbers, Garamantians etc. for thousands of years though.
Daniel_The_Thinker t1_j6i32nk wrote
Yeah, as nomads who cannot stay in any one place or they'll die.
cnnrduncan t1_j6j5et4 wrote
The Garamanteans had irrigated cities and agriculture in the sahara.
Daniel_The_Thinker t1_j6j5xk9 wrote
Not in the dune seas.
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