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Influences of Geographic Environment

CHAPTER IV
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MOVEMENTS OF PEOPLES IN THEIR GEOGRAPHICAL SIGNIFICANCE.
Universality of such movements--The name Historical Movement--Its evolution--Its importance in history--Geographical interpretation of historical movement--Mobility of primitive peoples--Civilization and mobility--Migration and ethnic mingling--Cultural modification during migration--The transit land--War as form of historical movement--Slavery--Military colonies--Withdrawal and flight--Natural regions of asylum--Emigration and colonization--Commerce as a form of historical movement--Movements due to religion--Historical movement and race distribution--Zonal distribution--Movements to like or better geographic conditions--Their direction--Return movements--Regions of attraction and repulsion--Psychical influences in certain movements--Two results of historical movement--Differentiation and area--Differentiation and isolation--Geographic conditions of heterogeneity and homogeneity--Assimilation--Elimination of unfit variants through historical movement--Geographical origins..


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