Which of the following would a geographic determinist most likely believe?
  1. Societies cannot successfully thrive in harsh environments, like mountains and deserts.
  2. Geographic conditions play a key role-if not the most important role-in shaping societies.
  3. Climate and topography have little to know effect upon a society’s development.
  4. Societies influence their environments more than environments base societies.
Explanation
Answer - B - A geographic determinist would most likely believe that geographic conditions play a key role-if not the most important role-in shaping societies.

Key Takeaway: Geographic determinism, also known as environmental determinism, is the idea that culture is determined by the surrounding physical environment, rather than by social conditions. People who believe this say that humans are strictly defined by environment behavior and cannot deviate.
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