The words colony and colonization are terms rooted in colonial history on Earth, making them human geographic as well as particularly political terms. This broad use for any permanent human activity and development in space has been criticized, particularly as colonialist and undifferentiated (see below Objections).
The words colony and colonization are terms rooted in colonial history on Earth making them human geographic as well as particularly political terms This broad use for any permanent human activity and development in space has been criticized particularly as colonialist and undifferentiated (see below Objections).