Why is possibilism considered an alternative approach to environmental determinism?

💡 The Answer

• Possibilism allows for human agency and social factors in shaping culture.
• Environmental determinism is rigid and claims one‑way influence from environment.
• Possibilism acknowledges constraints but not total control by nature.
• Strabo and Sahlins promoted this alternative perspective.
• It leads to a more nuanced understanding of cultural diversity.