<< Back Start Next >> The map on top shows where in the world you came from. You are buried at 46 degrees north latitude. Compare the map of Asia to a map of the North America. Which states or provinces are at the same latitude? Look at the photo taken from outer space. What do you notice? Imagine it is winter now. You are about 2,000 feet high. It can get to 40 degrees below zero there. Most of the water is frozen. What would happen if you came out of the ground during the winter? Plants that did that didn't live. Your ancestors survived because they poked out when conditions were right. Now you naturally do the same. In fact, you need at least two months of cold underground temperatures before you'll pop out of the ground.