Use app×
Join Bloom Tuition
One on One Online Tuition
JEE MAIN 2025 Foundation Course
NEET 2025 Foundation Course
CLASS 12 FOUNDATION COURSE
CLASS 10 FOUNDATION COURSE
CLASS 9 FOUNDATION COURSE
CLASS 8 FOUNDATION COURSE
0 votes
1.7k views
in Human Geography - Nature and Scope by (66.6k points)

Describe the contribution of Fredrich Ratzel in human geography.

1 Answer

+1 vote
by (67.5k points)
selected by
 
Best answer

Fredrich Ratzel is the founder of modern human geography. He has extended significant contribution in the development of human geography. Ratzel wrote an epic named “Anthropogeography”. In this book, he gave preference to human geography and physical features instead of regional description. According to him, National Environment is responsible for human distribution.

He is a determinism based geographer. According to him, environmental conditions are responsible for physical and mental growth, distribution and momentum of humans. He described the distribution pattern of humans in the world. Ratzel described origin and development of human civilizations centered on the basis of climatic effect.

Welcome to Sarthaks eConnect: A unique platform where students can interact with teachers/experts/students to get solutions to their queries. Students (upto class 10+2) preparing for All Government Exams, CBSE Board Exam, ICSE Board Exam, State Board Exam, JEE (Mains+Advance) and NEET can ask questions from any subject and get quick answers by subject teachers/ experts/mentors/students.

Categories

...