TEST SERIES - 18 (II)

Consider the following statements: 1. The genre de vie of Vidal de la Blache refers to the inherited traits that members of a human group learn, what we may call culture. 2. The genre de vie is a basic factor in determining which are the various possibilities offered by nature a particular human group will select. Which of the statements (s) given above is / are correct?

• Only 1

• Only 2

• Both 1 and 2

• Neither 1 nor 2

Regarding von Humboldt, consider the following statements:1. He assembled materials to show how environments varied with differences in agricultural practices, reflecting interaction among altitude, temperature and vegetation. 2. He developed synthetic reasoning leading to inductive generalisation. Which of the statement(s) given above is / are correct?

• Only 1

• Only 2

• Both 1 and 2

• Neither 1 nor 2

Consider the following statements: 1. Ptolemy presumed that the prime meridian passes through Bermuda Island. 2. Ptolemy believed that Ceylon marks the Southern limit of the world. Which of the statement(s) given above is / are correct?

• Only 1

• Only 2

• Both 1 and 2

• Neither 1 nor 2

Consider the following statements: 1. ‘Humboldt’ gave the first scientific description of the relation of altitude, air temperature, vegetation and agriculture in tropical mountains. 2. Ritter developed the concept that continental climates are colder in winter and warmer in summer than the climates at places near the oceans at the same latitude. Which of the statement(s) given above is / are correct?

• Only 1

• Only 2

• Both 1 and 2

• Neither 1 nor 2

Consider the following statements: The central themes of Vidal de la Blache are that 1. Nature sets limits and offers possibilities for development. 2. Man’s adjustment to nature is the function of traditions and mental structuring. Which of the statement(s) given above is / are correct?

• Only 1

• Only 2

• Both 1 and 2

• Neither 1 nor 2

With reference to ‘Central Place Theory’ consider the following statements: 1. Christaller dealt only with retailing functions is his theory. 2. Losch attempted to incorporate manufacturing into his model.Which of the statement(s) given above is / are correct?

• Only 1

• Only 2

• Both 1 and 2

• Neither 1 nor 2

Match List-I (Authors) with List-II (Books) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

• E.C. Semple

• Locational Analysis is in Human Geography

• E. Huntington

• Influences of Geographic Environment

• P. Hagget

• Mainsprings of civilizations

• P. Gould

• Mental maps

Match List-I (Concept) with List-II (Geographers) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :

• Cultural determinism

• Harlan Borrows

• Neo-determinism

• Carl Ritter

• Environmental determinism

• Eduard Ullman

• Human ecology

• Grififith Taylor

Through which one of the following continents, do the equator, the tropic of cancer and the tropic of capricorn pass through?

• Africa

• South America

• North America

• Australia

Manila is the capital of

• New Zealand

• Thailand

• Kampuchea

• Philippines