Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

Fundamentals of Human Geography: Human Geography-Nature and Scope

Question:

The concept that neither is there a situation of absolute necessity nor is there a condition of absolute freedom, is known as

Options:

Probabilism

Determinism

Neo-Determination 

Possibilism

Correct Answer:

Neo-Determination 

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → Neo-Determination 

  • The concept shows that neither is there a situation of absolute necessity (environmental determinism) nor is there a condition of absolute freedom (possibilism).
  • It means that human beings can conquer nature by obeying it.
  • A geographer, Griffith Taylor introduced another concept which reflects a middle path (Madhyam Marg) between the two ideas of environmental determinism and possibilism.
  • He termed it as Neo-determinism or stop and go determinism.