Political geography was strongly influenced by environmental determinism in the late nineteenth century, which argued that the physical environment determined human behavior and societal development. However, in modern times, environmental determinism has been challenged and replaced by other approaches such as behavioral geography and critical geography.

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Political Geography

Question 116

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Political geography

A) began with Montesquieu.
B) has generally ignored the people-land tradition.
C) was influenced by environmental determinism in the late nineteenth century.
D) places little importance on globalization.
E) is a synonym of geopolitics.

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