AP Human Geography / Unit 1: Thinking Geographically
1.5 Human-Environmental Interaction
Notes
- Environmental determinism: environment controls human behavior (largely rejected).
- Possibilism: environment limits options, but humans choose and adapt.
- Sustainability, land use and natural resources.
Practice
"People terraced the hillside to farm it" supports:
Humans adapt.
Environmental determinism claims:
Now largely rejected.
Using resources without harming future generations' needs is:
Long-term balance.
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