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What Idea Did Strabo Propose in 64 BC About Human-Environment Partnership?

💡 The Answer

  • Strabo posited in 64 BC that humans can make things happen by their own intelligence over time.
  • He cautioned against assuming nature and human actions were determined by the physical environment.
  • Strabo observed that humans are the active elements in a human-environmental partnership.
  • This idea was an early form of possibilism, challenging environmental determinism.

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