Winters in the town of Trondheim mean fierce winds and heavy snow but Kari’s office is artificially heated at a comfortable temperature, this is an example of_______ .
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Humanisation of nature
Option (1) Humanisation of nature — Correct. With better technology people create possibilities with what nature offers, and nature gets humanised, bearing the imprints of human effort. Kari’s heated office in the snow of Trondheim is such an imprint: technology has let people overcome the limits nature sets.
Option (2) Stop and go determinism — Incorrect. This is Griffith Taylor’s middle path between determinism and possibilism: humans move ahead when nature permits and stop when it does not.
Option (3) Naturalisation of humans — Incorrect. It is the opposite case: a society with very low technology that listens to nature, fears its fury and worships it, as in environmental determinism.
Option (4) Welfare approach — Incorrect. It is an approach to human development that wants higher government spending on education, health and amenities; it says nothing about humans and nature.
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NCERT (2025-26): “Naturalisation of Humans and Humanisation of Nature … This type of interaction between primitive human society and strong forces of nature was termed as environmental determinism. At that stage of very low technological development we can imagine the presence of a naturalised human, who listened to Nature, was afraid of its fury and worshipped it.” “Naturalisation of Humans and Humanisation of Nature … Nature provides opportunities and human being make use of these and slowly nature gets humanised and starts bearing the imprints of human endeavour.” “Naturalisation of Humans and Humanisation of Nature … Winters in the town of Trondheim mean fierce winds and heavy snow. The skies are dark for months. Kari drives to work in the dark at 8 am. She has special tyres for the winter and keeps the headlights of her powerful car switched on. Her office is artificially heated at a comfortable 23 degrees Celsius.… Can you imagine what has made such a life style possible? It is technology that has allowed the people of Trondheim and others to overcome the constraints imposed by nature.…” “Naturalisation of Humans and Humanisation of Nature … 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 Neodeterminism or stop and go determinism.…” |