A Geographer Found That Environmental Constraints Made It Impossible to Grow

question 13

Multiple Choice

A geographer found that environmental constraints made it impossible to grow rice in a community, so farmers generally planted wheat in that area. The geographer saw this as:

• A) an example of environmental determinism at work.
• B) a situation where possiblism might apply.
• C) an example of political ecology affecting decisions.
• D) a modified cultural landscape.
• E) an example of regional analysis.

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Definitions:

State-Centred Theory

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