Anthropogeography-a non-Marxist school of economic geography (especially the geography of population) dealing with the place of human society within the complex of geographical phenomena and the mutual interaction of society with the natural environment; its basic standpoint is geographical determinism. In its attempts to explain social phenomena, anthropogeography follows the ideas of the so-called geographical school of sociology. The ideas of both schools date back to the philosophers and sociologists of the 18th century who strove to deduce the “spirit of the laws of social development” from natural conditions, particularly climate (for example, Ch. L. Montesquieu and G. Buffon of France).

Anthropogeography achieved its most complete form in the work of the German geographer, ethnographer, and sociologist F. Ratzel. He revealed that the ties between man and the surrounding environment were more complex than anthropogeographers had previously believed, but at the same time he declared it was the task of anthropogeography “to explain the influence of nature on the spirit and body of individuals and nations.” Ratzel deduced the transition from lower to higher stages of economic development solely from the growth in population density. He made strenuous efforts to link anthropogeography with conceptions of political geography and even the national psychology of peoples. Later on, the ideas of anthropogeography were used extensively in geopolitics.

1. Certificate of HSK

Certificate of HSK (Chinese Proficiency Test)

2. Photocopy of valid passport

With name, passport number & expiration date, and photo included

3. Passport photo

A recent passport-sized photo of the applicant

4. Undergraduate school transcript

5. Bachelor's degree diploma

Graduation certificate in languages other than Chinese or English should be translated into Chinese or English and be certified by notarization.

6. Letter of recommendation

From professor or associate professor or equivalents

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