In the early 1900s, Ellen Semple came up with a definition for Geography:
"How environment apparently controls human behavior." - Ellen Semple, c. 1911
This view was very common at that time; the fact the environment had control over settlement was a view known as Geographical Determinism. It was a view that E. Huntington et al. stated after analysis on behavioural studies. Recently, it's been established that actually humans adapt the location to suit their own needs. Such a notion is now referred to as 'Geographical Possibilism'.
Strange how ideas change over time, don't you think?
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