In the film Guns, Steel and Germs, UCLA Professor Diamond travels to foreign countries to investigate universal inequality. According to Diamond, geography and environment play a role in the cultural growth gap between developed and developing countries. The early developments and geography of these countries have a major impact on the technological advances, or lack thereof, in different nations today. The diffusion of technology is defined by Volti (2010) as “the processes by which they spread from their initial sources in homes, factories, offices and so on, (p.75)” and further states that “technology does not it flows from one country or system to another like water through a pipe” (p.79). The spread of technology to different countries over the years through diffusion does not help individual countries become richer. Instead, individual countries are still fighting for a better country to call home. The geography and environment of these different nations around the world have caused problems in modern times regarding health issues and living standards; however, other issues may underlie the lack of technological diffusion across cultures. While every individual is equally likely to get sick, other nations are at greater risk of surviving things like the common cold or flu. Around the world, other countries do not have the technology or live in a stable environment to combat some of the diseases and illnesses that kill many of their citizens every day. The issue of inequality between cultures affects the health of individuals living in different places. Many countries are facing high mortality rate due to lack of medical care...half of paper...their prosperity. Each nation has its own chances of success based on its own wealth and standards, as well as the strength of the individuals who live there. No country is destined to be superior to another based on its geography and the environment in which it is located. Works Cited McNeill, J.R. (2001). The world according to Jared Diamond. History Teacher, 34(2), 165. Retrieved from EBSCOhost.Ruger, J.P., & Kim, H.J. (2006). Global health inequalities: an international comparison. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 60(11), 928-936. doi:10.1136/jech.2005.041954Shih, E., Kraemer, K. L., & Dedrick, J. (2008). SPREAD OF IT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. Communications of the ACM, 51(2), 43-48. Retrieved from EBSCOhost.Volti, R. (2010). Society and technological change 6th edition. New York, NY: Worth Publishers.