And also a great number are supporting the notion of possibilism. Among geographers, a great number of them have strongly emphasized the effect of environmental determinist on man’s activity. It has been a debate for years that flourished from ancient to modern period. Till date, it is considered as an irreconcilable paradox among them. Among the other dichotomies, dualism in environmental determinism and possibilism are the dominant ones. However, this and other factors have given rise to a number of debates and dichotomies in geography. The difference in subject matter is seen in dynamism, multiplicity of variables, methodology and approaches in the subject. The geographers have different concepts about the question of the subject matter of Geography, but leave alone determinism. There are various views that can be seen within geographers and non-geographers. Key words: Determinism, paradox, probabilism and possibilism. The geographers have not denied the vis-a-vis effects of both man and environment like early determinist says ‘man influences environment, just as the earth influences man.’ Therefore, both viewers should lessen their stand rather than to elasticize it into different extreme they should come to a common ground and do more on how much the environment can influence man and how man can influence the environment. So, it is obvious that both factors (Man and nature) are equally important to make an influence on each other. However, the possibilist believes that man is never entirely free from the influence of environment, but there is a room for the effort of man, such as technology, attitude, habits, and values of human, which influence man’s action and it also bring the physical environment. Determinist argues that ‘man is entirely under the influence of nature’. And it also identifies the gaps in the existing literature and an inference for the further research which would be conducted in the area and also a better tool to be used as a teaching material for both underground and postgraduate levels. The article tries to analyze the thesis differently, looks for the gaps and makes an Interface. This work was analyzed based on content and document. The issue of environmental determinism and possibilism is still being debated for more than a century among both geographers and non-geographers, which is a paradox.

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