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In which ways did Darwinism influence scientific development in geography? (150 Words)

  • Perspectives in Human Geography

The publication of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species (1859) revolutionized geography, transforming it from pre-scientific, teleological description (Ritter) into a rigorous, evolutionary, and law-seeking spatial discipline. As David R. Stoddart (Darwin’s Impact on Geography, 1966) demonstrated, Darwinian thought reconstructed geography across four major scientific dimensions:

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  • 1. The Four Darwinian Influences (Stoddart’s Framework)
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