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PRONUNCIATION OF GEOGRAPHICAL DETERMINISM

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GEOGRAPHICAL DETERMINISM

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determiner
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Geographical determinism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GEOGRAPHICAL DETERMINISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Geographic determinism

Geographic determinism is the theory that the human habits and characteristics of a particular culture are shaped by geographic conditions. Coined by Ellsworth Huntington, the theory looked at the rise and fall of the Roman Empire from 400-500. Much of the fall of the empire had to do with a regional drought which decreased the fertility of the land and agriculture output. The lack of food from this event strained the empire and exacerbated the political situation to the point of collapse. Professor Jared Diamond extrapolates the theory in his Pulitzer Prize-winning work Guns, Germs, and Steel. The theory has grown to encompass all environmental and geographic conditions and their impact on the social, political and economic forces of a society. Technology is seen as the only way to mitigate risks associated with geographic determinism.

Definition of geographical determinism in the English dictionary

The definition of geographical determinism in the dictionary is the theory that human activity is determined by geographical conditions.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GEOGRAPHICAL DETERMINISM

geog.
geognost
geognostic
geognostical
geognostically
geognosy
geogonic
geogony
geographer
geographic
geographic north
geographical
geographical mile
geographically
geographies
geography
geohydrologic
geohydrologist
geohydrology
geoid

WORDS THAT END LIKE GEOGRAPHICAL DETERMINISM

albinism
alpinism
antifeminism
Calvinism
chauvinism
cretinism
Darwinism
determinism
ecofeminism
feminism
hyperinsulinism
indeterminism
Jacobinism
Jainism
Leninism
male chauvinism
Marxism-Leninism
mechanism
routinism
Stalinism
terminism

Synonyms and antonyms of geographical determinism in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «geographical determinism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GEOGRAPHICAL DETERMINISM

Find out the translation of geographical determinism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of geographical determinism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «geographical determinism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

地理环境决定
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

determinismo geográfico
570 millions of speakers

English

geographical determinism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भौगोलिक नियतिवाद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحتمية الجغرافية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

географического детерминизма
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

determinismo geográfico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভৌগোলিক determinism
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

déterminisme géographique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Determinisme geografi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

geographischen Determinismus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

地理的決定論
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지리적 결정론
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Determinisme geografis
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

định mệnh địa lý
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புவியியல் நிர்ணயம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भौगोलिक निर्धारकपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Coğrafi determinizm
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

determinismo geografico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

determinizm geograficzny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

географічного детермінізму
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

determinism geografic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γεωγραφικό ντετερμινισμό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geografiese determinisme
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

geografisk determinism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

geografisk determinisme
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of geographical determinism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GEOGRAPHICAL DETERMINISM»

The term «geographical determinism» is barely ever used and occupies the 201.165 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GEOGRAPHICAL DETERMINISM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about geographical determinism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GEOGRAPHICAL DETERMINISM»

Discover the use of geographical determinism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to geographical determinism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Contemporary Thesaurus of Search Terms and Synonyms: A ...
See Geographical determinism. Determinism, social. See Determinism; Social factors; Socioeconomic factors. Deterrence, Deter(red,rent,rents,rence,ring). Constrain(s,ed,ing,t,ts). Dissua(de.sion). Inhibit(s, ed,ing, ion, ions). Discourag(e, es,ed ...
Sara D. Knapp, 2000
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Global Space and the Nationalist Discourse of Modernity: The ...
Liang further generalized this geographical determinism into a political category in his essay "On the Relationship Between Geography and Civilization," also written in 1902, in which he observed that the contents of a "spiritual civilization," like ...
Xiaobing Tang, 1996
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Encyclopaedia Of World Geography (set Of 25 Vols)
This school of geographical determinism sought to explain all the phenomena of social life through the effect on it of the geographical environment. Although the concepts of geographical determinism must not be confused with the materialistic  ...
M. Ali Khan, A.Balakishan, 2007
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Environmental Psychology: Behaviour and Experience In Context
The geographical determinism, which holds that the geography places demands on the person to adapt and survive or not adapt and perish, echoes the ecological biology perspective which sees the newborn emitting instinctual responses to ...
Tony Cassidy, 2013
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The Chinese National Character: From Nationhood to Individuality
Yi Baisha, % Young China Society, 156 Yuan Shikai Confucianism, 82 geographical determinism, 149 national psychology and national r.haracter, 66, 71-76 Nationalist Party, 69-70, 71-73. 75 Progressive Party, 69-70, 71-73 Yue Fei , 29, ...
Lung-Kee Sun, 2002
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The Geographical Imagination of Annie Proulx: Rethinking ...
Born Under a Bad Sign: The Question of Geographical Determinism in the Hardscrabble Northern Borderlands of Heart Songs and Other Stories Hal Crimmel Annie Proulx's collection of eleven short stories, entitled Heart Songs and Other ...
Alex Hunt, 2010
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Japanese Sense of Self
But Watsuji's analysis differs from geographical determinism (as practiced by, for example, his contemporary Ellsworth Huntington, 1924), in that he does not intend to establish a causal link between these phenomena. He insists, on the ...
Nancy R. Rosenberger, 1994
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Jung on War, Politics and Nazi Germany: Exploring the Theory ...
In Germany, Geographical Determinism was known as Bodenbeschaffenheit ( Brockway, 1996, p42). Jung was clearly influenced by the latter school and scholars on both sides of the Atlantic shared its pre-suppositions concerning the  ...
Nicholas Adam Lewin, 2009
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Encyclopedia of World Geography
GEOGRAPHICAL DETERMINISM As a particular form of strict deterministic theory, geographical determinism approves geographic environment as the principal determinant of social layout and cultural development. As early as at the middle ...
R. W. McColl, 2005
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Natural Environment and Society in the Theory of ...
We have become acquainted with the most important variants of geographical determinism in modern thinking, their theoretical and social sources and we have occasionally confronted them mutually, trying to ascertain their common basic ...
Miroslav Maršík, 1970

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GEOGRAPHICAL DETERMINISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term geographical determinism is used in the context of the following news items.
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This is not the Middle Eastern order you are looking for
Kaplan's arguments substitute vague, inaccurate recollections of the past with outdated and essentialist ideas about geographical determinism ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
2
In Canberra, confusion over Australia's aid program
But the apparent methodology of “geographical determinism” seemed to have been chosen for diplomatic ease. “It makes it easier to handle,” ... «Devex, May 15»
3
To All the Pomegranates We Lost Along the Way
... anthem of Tehran's underground movement is played: “You, being born in the Middle East, that's what they call geographical determinism.". «Brooklyn Rail, Apr 15»
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The Scourge of Dependency and Globalization in the Caribbean
In these analyses, geographical determinism seeks to explain underdevelopment as a product of the limitations of the physical environment (in ... «Truth-Out, Apr 15»
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Eyal Weizman on the Architectural-Image Complex, Forensic …
The problem with geographical determinism is that it takes nature as a given, cyclical, milieu which then affects politics—but I think we are now ... «ISN, Mar 15»
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UK House of Lords Report on 'Responding to a Changing Arctic': A …
... geopolitical claims in the naturalness of the 'Earth' has often been partnered by a more unpleasant politics of geographical determinism.[viii]. «The Arctic Institute, Mar 15»
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Irvin Jim in the US: A reply to Justice Piitso
He continues this odd sort of geographical determinism when he goes on: "where does the United Front and the Movement for Socialism get its ... «Politicsweb, Feb 15»
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How To Create Innovation Culture? Halifax Tries Something Bold
The city thrived because of a lucky confluence of technological discoveries, macro-political trends, and geographical determinism. Can Halifax ... «Forbes, Jan 15»
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How harsh environments make you believe in God (or gods)
The researchers emphasize that their findings should not be taken as a form of geographical determinism. In addition to the environment and ... «Washington Post, Nov 14»
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America's Nightmare: Triple Entente between Iran-Russia-China
Most scholars and analysts correctly try to avoid the simplistic fallacies of geographical determinism. Yet, the role of geography should not be ... «New Delhi Times, Oct 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Geographical determinism [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/geographical-determinism>. Apr 2024 ».
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