Consider the following statements:

1.In man-environment study, Miss Semple's statement that humans are largely the product of their environment is a fact

2.A habitat is a particular area inhabited by plants and animals

ABoth statements 1 and 2 are true ✓ Correct

BOnly statement 1 is true

COnly statement 2 is true

DNeither statement 1 nor statement 2 is true

Correct answer: (A) Both statements 1 and 2 are true

Explanation

Both statements hold, so the pair on Semple and on habitat is true together.

Statement 1 reflects Ellen Semple's determinist claim that humans are largely shaped by their environment.

This determinist view is a recognised position in the study of the man and environment relationship.

Statement 2 correctly defines a habitat as the particular area where given plants and animals live.

Neither statement contradicts the other, so both stand as valid.

Semple was a student of the German geographer Friedrich Ratzel.

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