geographic determinism

[ jee-uh-graf-ik di-tur-muh-niz-uhm ]

noun

1. Sociology, Geography. a variant of geographical determinism.

Example Sentences

A second reason that some academics dislike my books is that they equate geography with what is called "geographic determinism."

From Salon

Instead, they misread my work or because they haven't actually read "Guns, Germs and Steel," these critics think that mentioning geography means geographic determinism.

From Salon

But mention of these environmental differences invites among historians the label “geographic determinism,” which raises hackles.

From Literature

In his university classes, Rakove said, Dr. Degler sometimes showed students his collection of soil from different parts of the region to demonstrate the concept of geographic determinism.

From Washington Post

"That's Washington," sighed a frustrated, nonnative participant, resigned to cruel geographic determinism like Jack Nicholson at the end of Chinatown.

From Time Magazine Archive