<P> Tropicality encompasses at least two contradictory imageries . One is that the tropics represent a Garden of Eden, a heaven on Earth; the alternative is that the tropics are primitive and essentially lawless . The latter view was often discussed in Western literature--more so than the first . Evidence suggests that over time the more primitive view of the tropics in popular literature has been supplanted by more nuanced interpretations that reflect historical changes in values associated with tropical culture and ecology, although some primitive associations are persistent . </P> <P> Western scholars also theorized about the reasons that tropical areas were deemed "inferior" to regions in the Northern Hemisphere . A popular explanation focused on the differences in climate--tropical regions typically have much warmer weather than northern regions . This theme led some scholars, including Gourou, to argue that warmer climates correlate to primitive indigenous populations lacking control over nature, compared to northern populations having "mastered nature". </P>

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