Before revision:  However, latitude diminishes in importance when only the wealthier parts of the globe are considered. This work points to specific features of the climate system which appear key to driving economic activity, such as the variability in air pressure or the seasonal variations of dew point temperature. The implications of these findings range from a better understanding of why socio-economically better-off societies are geographically placed where they are , in the present, past and future, to informing where new economic activities could be established in order to yield favourable economic outcomes based on geography/climate conditions.
After revision:  Implications of these findings include an improved understanding of why socio-economically better-off societies are geographically placed where they are , in the present, past and future, to informing where new economic activities could be established in order to yield favourable economic outcomes based on geography/climate conditions.