Fair enough, but perhaps one of those exception proves the rule situations. Either way, the reason these places are the way they are is because they are natura

Fair enough, but perhaps one of those exception proves the rule situations. Either way, the reason these places are the way they are is because they are naturally uninhabitable. Northern Scandinavia because it's too cold, and huge swaths of the American West because there's no water. Going into Death Valley without a ton of water is like going into the Lapland with no winter coat because your car has a heater.