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Geography and Imperialism have been intrinsically linked for centuries, some academics even consider the modern discipline of geography to have directly stemmed from imperialism.[1] European imperialism in particular, contributed to the field of geography.[2] As European powers sought to expand outwards and overseas, they required the knowledge to do so effectively.[3] Thus, European expansionists relied on geographic knowledge for everything from cartography to the planning of human settlements.[1] The field of Geography, however, also relied on European imperialism to develop the subject.[1]
The knowledge that formed the initial subject of geography was achieved through European expansionism.[1] This includes information on the lands and seas of the earth, its flora and fauna as well as its peoples.[1] It is unsurprising then, that many geographers during the time of European territorial expansion, were in favour of imperialism.[4]
Although there are exceptions, geographers contemporary to European territorial imperialism aided in the justification of the practice.[4] In particular, geographers gave European states the reason of environmental determinism, which is the belief that the environment shapes character and culture.[4] This theory deemed Europeans to be better than others because of Europe's geographical features; due to this perceived superiority, European imperialism was contemporarily justified.[5]
^ abcdePainter, Joe, and Jeffrey, Alex. Political Geography (2nd Edition). London, GBR: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2009. ProQuest ebrary. Web. 28 January 2015. 176
^Painter, Joe, and Jeffrey, Alex. Political Geography (2nd Edition). London, GBR: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2009. ProQuest ebrary. Web. 28 January 2015. 175-176
^Painter, Joe, and Jeffrey, Alex. Political Geography (2nd Edition). London, GBR: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2009. ProQuest ebrary. Web. 28 January 2015. 175
^ abcShirlow, Peter, Gallaher, Carolyn, and Gilmartin, Mary. Key Concepts in Political Geography. London, GBR: SAGE Publications Ltd. (UK), 2009. ProQuest ebrary. Web. 28 January 2015. 116
^Painter, Joe, and Jeffrey, Alex. Political Geography (2nd Edition). London, GBR: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2009. ProQuest ebrary. Web. 28 January 2015. 177-178
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geography, imperialism, this, article, relies, largely, entirely, single, source, relevant, discussion, found, talk, page, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, citations, additional, sources, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor. This article relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources Geography and Imperialism news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2021 Geography and Imperialism have been intrinsically linked for centuries some academics even consider the modern discipline of geography to have directly stemmed from imperialism 1 European imperialism in particular contributed to the field of geography 2 As European powers sought to expand outwards and overseas they required the knowledge to do so effectively 3 Thus European expansionists relied on geographic knowledge for everything from cartography to the planning of human settlements 1 The field of Geography however also relied on European imperialism to develop the subject 1 The knowledge that formed the initial subject of geography was achieved through European expansionism 1 This includes information on the lands and seas of the earth its flora and fauna as well as its peoples 1 It is unsurprising then that many geographers during the time of European territorial expansion were in favour of imperialism 4 Although there are exceptions geographers contemporary to European territorial imperialism aided in the justification of the practice 4 In particular geographers gave European states the reason of environmental determinism which is the belief that the environment shapes character and culture 4 This theory deemed Europeans to be better than others because of Europe s geographical features due to this perceived superiority European imperialism was contemporarily justified 5 See also editGall Peters projection Cartographic receptionReferences edit a b c d e Painter Joe and Jeffrey Alex Political Geography 2nd Edition London GBR SAGE Publications Ltd 2009 ProQuest ebrary Web 28 January 2015 176 Painter Joe and Jeffrey Alex Political Geography 2nd Edition London GBR SAGE Publications Ltd 2009 ProQuest ebrary Web 28 January 2015 175 176 Painter Joe and Jeffrey Alex Political Geography 2nd Edition London GBR SAGE Publications Ltd 2009 ProQuest ebrary Web 28 January 2015 175 a b c Shirlow Peter Gallaher Carolyn and Gilmartin Mary Key Concepts in Political Geography London GBR SAGE Publications Ltd UK 2009 ProQuest ebrary Web 28 January 2015 116 Painter Joe and Jeffrey Alex Political Geography 2nd Edition London GBR SAGE Publications Ltd 2009 ProQuest ebrary Web 28 January 2015 177 178 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Geography and Imperialism amp oldid 1050488030, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
