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How did Strabo view the role of humans in the environment?

💡 The Answer

  • Strabo believed humans are active, not passive, in their environment.
  • He saw the relationship as a partnership between humans and nature.
  • Humans can use intelligence to modify their environment.
  • This contradicts environmental determinism which sees humans as shaped by environment.

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