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environmental determinism: a standalone construct

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Human geography

the view that the physical environment, especially climate and terrain, directly shapes human societies and behaviour.

In human geography, environmental determinism refers to the view that the physical environment, especially climate and terrain, directly shapes human societies and behaviour. This meaning comes from Semple (1911) in Influences of geographic environment on the basis of Ratzel's system of anthropo-geography.[1]

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Semple, E. C. (1911). Influences of geographic environment on the basis of Ratzel's system of anthropo-geography. Holt. ISBN 9780344024832

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