Did Possibilism Originate with Strabo over 2000 Years Ago?

💡 The Answer

• Strabo posited in 64 BC that humans can make things happen by their own intelligence.
• He cautioned against assuming nature and human actions are determined by physical environment.
• This early idea underpins the modern concept of possibilism in geography.
• Possibilism states environment sets constraints but culture is determined by social conditions.