A planets geographical distribution of population may strongly determine how culture evolves. Consider two cases, which are shown in this simulation:

Case 1: Equality: Cultures are distributed across many small islands with little chance for connectivity.

Case 2: Cancer: Planet has one large land mass but starts out with isolated "island" cultures. However, since there is connectivity one culture can eventually dominate.

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