<P> Ellen Churchill Semple ( January 8 , 1863 -- May 8 , 1932 ) was an American geographer and the first female president of the Association of American Geographers . She contributed significantly to the early development of the discipline of geography in the United States , particularly studies of human geography . She is most closely associated with work in anthropogeography and environmentalism , and the debate about `` environmental determinism '' . </P>
<P> Ellen Churchill Semple ( January 8 , 1863 -- May 8 , 1932 ) was an American geographer and the first female president of the Association of American Geographers . She contributed significantly to the early development of the discipline of geography in the United States , particularly studies of human geography . She is most closely associated with work in anthropogeography and environmentalism , and the debate about `` environmental determinism '' . </P>
who asserted that man is product of earth surface
who asserted that man is product of earth surface
Ellen Churchill Semple
Ellen Churchill Semple