Is it true that a country's geographic location affects the temperament (or mentality) of its inhabitants?

geographic location and historical context give rise to certain typical situations, which in turn form typical stereotypes of behavior. Some features are laid down at the genetic level in the process of evolution.

For example, the infrastructure for survival in permafrost regions differs from that in the subtropics and peoples living for a long time in such different conditions form different habits and stereotypes.

But climate is not the only thing that matters. Neighborhood, trade routes, available resources. For example, vast land resources and natural wealth is one factor that does nothing to promote frugality. What you can't say about Russians is that they are thrifty or greedy. Russia is a generous soul :) And there are many similar nuances.

Klyuchevsky, Soloviev, Ilyin and even Karamzin wrote about this in their writings. All of them, to one degree or another, proved the thesis of the formation of the character of a Russian person under the influence of a geographical factor.

A person constantly interacts with nature, and thanks to this interaction, the formation of a national mentality takes place. "The breadth of the Russian soul" is explained by historians (including those mentioned above) by the vast territories of the country. The severity of the climate in the historical center of Russia has led to such well-known traits of the Russian character as hard work, patience, and melancholy. And the beauty of Russian nature led to the emergence of a characteristic Russian reflection, self-examination, and these features are very clearly manifested in the work of Russian poets and writers.

Another interesting story with the Finns. Since the territory of the country is small, there are few people, they are rather closed and do not like strangers. A Finnish family may not meet people from a neighboring house for 25 years, and they certainly will never bring pies into the house of newcomers, as the same Americans do.

I think every nation can be more or less characterized from this point of view, but it is not worth stopping to the level of "Germans are pedants" and "British are prim".