Human Geography: Nature and Scope

Which of the following is not correctly matched?

• neck of the glacier

• face of the earth

• mouth of the river

• profile of the soil

Who used the terms 'unresting man' and 'unstable earth' to define human geography?

• Ratzel

• Semple

• Blache

• Huntington

'Kari has special tyres for the winter and keeps the headlights of her powerful car switched on'. This statement is an example of which of the following concepts?

• Environmental Determinism

• Possibilism

• Environmentalism

• Neo Determinism

Which of the following is matched correctly?

• laws of friction- discovery of wheel

• secrets of DNA- conquer diseases

• laws of aerodynamics- develop submarines

• laws of ultrasonics- depth of sea

Select the odd set

• landform, soil, water, vegetation

• houses, villages, cities, farms

• rail networks, sea route, roads, ports

• humans, birds, animals, insects

Which of the following is not related to geography as a field of study?

• Historical

• Empirical

• Integrative

• Practical

Which one of the following is the most important factor to show interrelationship between people and environment?

• Human mind

• Direct knowledge of people

• Technology

• Human relationship

'Neither is there a situation of absolute necessity nor is there a condition of absolute freedom' relates to which of the following concepts?

• Environmental determinism

• Possibilism

• Environmentalism

• Neo determinism

'The neo-determinism conceptually attempts to create imbalance nullifying the either or dichotomy'.

• True

• False

Vidal de la Blache Supported the idea of ..........................

• Possibilism

• determinism

• Behavioural school

• Radical School