Question

While people and societies do, indeed, respond to the opportunities and constraints of their physical environments, ________ takes this to a simplistic, and often racist, extreme by claiming that people's physical, social and economic development and behavior are fundamentally the result of their physical environments.

Answer 1

Environmental determinists

Step-by-step explanation:

Environmental determinists believe that ecological, climatic, and geographical factors alone are responsible for human cultures and individual decisions.