While doing research for Guns Germs and Steel, Diamond encountered a man from the island of Papua New Guinea. The man stated “Why you white men have so much cargo while we New Guineans have so little?” (Diamond 3) The answer to this question is simply answered, they have better geography. Some societies develop faster than others because of how their geographical location affects their ability to grow and advance. One advantage that certain countries have is their ability to domesticate animals. While researching, Diamond discovered that “only 14 [animals] have ever been domesticated. 12 of these are native to Eurasia, one, the llama, is native to south america, and the farmers of new guinea have managed to domesticate the pig” (Diamond
