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Possibilism

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The environments places some limitation on human activity, but societies have a range of options on how to live in said environment.The environment somewhat determines your culture.

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Environmental determinism

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Human behavior is largely controlled by the physical environment. The environment completely determines your culture rejected.

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Sustainability

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What I do today, should not impact tomorrow

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Formal Region

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Has one or more shared traits, typically has defined boundaries and is well- recognized (agreed upon) by many.

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Functional Region

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An Area organized by its function around a focal point (node).

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Perceptual/Vernacular Region

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Type of region that reflects peoples feeling and attitudes about a place, boundaries are not well-defined.

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Arithmetic Density

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Number of people/arable land

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Physiological Density

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Number of People/Arable Land

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Agricultural Density

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Number of Farmers/Arable Land

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Carrying Capacity

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Maximum population an environment can sustain.