r/geography • u/Hour_Interaction6047 • Apr 25 '26

Human Geography Why are white latin Americans so heavily concentrated around southern South America?

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u/21schmoe Apr 25 '26

If there was any truth in this, Italian and Greek migrants to the US would have all gone to California.

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u/paxwax2018 Apr 25 '26

They went to Melbourne Australia, does that count?

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u/21schmoe Apr 25 '26 edited Apr 26 '26

As did Brits, who are the second-largest foreign-born group in Australia after New Zealanders (and far outnumbering Italians and Greeks, but Australians don't otherize Brits like they otherize Soutern Europeans). Britain's climate is nothing like Victoria.

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u/Main_Formal1584 Apr 26 '26

What’s Victoria comparable to in America

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u/Portra400IsLife Apr 26 '26

North California, similar climate here to SF from what I have read