geographic determinism — Sociol. a doctrine that regards geographical conditions as the determining or molding agency of group life. * * * … Universalium
geographic determinism — /dʒiəˌgræfɪk dəˈtɜmənɪzəm/ (say jeeuh.grafik duh termuhnizuhm) noun the doctrine which regards geographical conditions as the determining or moulding agency of group life …
geographic determinism — Sociol. a doctrine that regards geographical conditions as the determining or molding agency of group life … Useful english dictionary
Environmental determinism — Geography History of geography Graeco Roman Chinese Islamic Age of Discovery History of cartography Environmental determinism Regional geography Quantitative revolution Critical geography … Wikipedia
Clint Ballinger — Alma mater University of Texas at Austin Southern Methodist University University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of Cambridge Clint J. Ballinger is an American social scientist who writes about the misapplication of inf … Wikipedia
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The Geographical Pivot of History — Sir Halford Mackinder s Heartland theory concept showing the situation of the pivot area established in the Theory of the Heartland. The Geographical Pivot of History was an article submitted by Halford John Mackinder in 1904 to the … Wikipedia
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