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geographical determinism
[ jee-uh-graf-i-kuhl di-tur-muh-niz-uhm ]
noun
- Sociology, Geography. a doctrine that considers geographical conditions to be the determining factor in human society or culture: Compare economic determinism, environmental determinism ( def 1 ).
In the 20th century, geographical determinism was used to try to explain the unevenness of social and cultural development in different parts of the world.
geographical determinism
noun
- sociol the theory that human activity is determined by geographical conditions
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Word History and Origins
Origin of geographical determinism1
First recorded in 1905–10
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Example Sentences
The city thrived because of a lucky confluence of technological discoveries, macro-political trends, and geographical determinism.
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