Introduction to Geography: People, Places, and Environment, Global Edition

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ISBN 10: 1-29206-126-X
ISBN 13: 978-1-29206-126-9

Chapter 7 - Cultural Geography - Review and Discussion Questions - Page 321: 6

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Cultural ecology denotes that culture as a creative response to environmental conditions whereas environmental determinism explains that environment dictates culture. Societies have to adept environment in cultural ecology whereas human culture is a result of physical environment in environmental determinism. Reference of argument 1. Greek physician Hippocrates in his "Airs, water , places" argues in support of Environmental determinism that civilization enrichment is possible due to favorable climate conditions. 2. Historian Arnold Toynbee in support of cultural ecology argues that people have to face difficult situations to enhance their own cultural economy. 3. Karl Wittfogel in support of cultural ecology argues that people required powerful central authority to control over harse environment just like scarce water for crop production in hydraulic civilization , Mesopotamia. 4. French geographers in "theory of possibilism" against Environmental determinism explains that physical environment may only limitations of human achievement not a means to dictate culture.
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