human geography nature and scope

The theme of human geography is based on –

• The study of nature

• The study of human beings and their activities

• The relationship between man and his natural environment

• The study of phenomenon occurred on the surface of the earth

“Human geography is a study of changing relationship between unresting man and unstable earth” The core idea of above mentioned definition is –

• Dynamism in the relationship

• Synthesis

• New conceptions of the interrelationship

• Welfare

Which of the following Scholar (geographer) defined geography as “The synthetic study of relationship between human societies and the earth’s surface”.

• Miss Ellen Semple

• Vidal de la Blache

• Friedrich Ratzel

• Griffith Taylor

Vidal de la Blache supported the idea of ______.

• Possibilism

• Determinism

• Behavioural School

• Radical School

Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

• Friedrich Ratzel Determinism

• Ellen C. Semple Welfare

• Griffith Taylor Neo Determinism

• Vidal de la Blache Possibilism

Make correct pairs from the following two columns and select the correct option.

Period Approach

1. Early colonial period (a) Exploration & Description

2. Late 1950’s to the late 1960’s (b) Regional Analysis

3. Later colonial period (c) Aerial Differentiation

4. 1930’s through the inter-war period (d) Spatial Organization

• (A) 1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (c)

• (B) 1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (b)

• (C) 1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (a)

• (D) 1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (d)

The core concern of ‘Stop & Go’ determinism is-

• (a) The movement of human from a state of necessity to a state of freedom.

• (b) Human beings should adapt the dictates of nature.

• (c) Possibilities can be created within a limit and there is no free run without accidents.

• (d) None of the above

Which factors helped the human to conquer nature?

• (a) Intelligence

• (b) Development of new thoughts

• (c) Development of technology

• (d) Discoveries and explorations of new ideas

Areal differentiations postulates the idea regarding

• (a) Imperial and trade interests

• (b) Elaboration and description of all aspects of a region

• (c) Identification and uniqueness of a region

• (d) Use of computers and sophisticated statistical tools.

Which of the following approach marked by the use of computers and sophisticated statistical tools

• (a) Areal differentiations

• (b)Regional analysis

• (c) Spatial organization

• (d) Exploration & description