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WorksheetsFundamentals of Human Geography
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which one of the following statements does not describe geography?
an integrative discipline
study of the inter-relationship between humans and environment
subjected to dualism
not relevant in the present time due to the development of technology
Which one of the following is not a source of geographical information?
traveller’s accounts
old maps
samples of rock materials from the moon
ancient epics
Which one of the following is the most important factor in the interaction between people and environment?
human intelligence
technology
people’s perception
human brotherhood
Which one of the following is not an approach in human geography?
Quantitative revolution
Areal differentiation
Spatial organisation
Exploration and description
Which one of the following continents has the highest growth of population?
South America
North America
Africa
Asia
Which one of the following is not an area of sparse population?
Polar regions
South-east Asia
Equatorial region
The Atacama
Which one of the following is not a push factor ?
Water shortage
Unemployment
Epidemics
Medical/educational facilities
Which one of the following is not a fact ?
Human population increased more than ten times during the past 500 years.
Nearly 80 million people are added to the world population each year.
It took 100 years for the population to rise from 5 billion to 6 billion
Population growth is high in the first stage of demographic transition?
Which one of the following best describes development?
an increase in size
a positive change in quality
a constant in size
a simple change in the quality
Which one of the following scholars introduced the concept of Human Development?
Prof. Amartya Sen
Ellen C. Semple
Ratzel
Dr Mahabub-ul-Haq
Which one of the following is not a country with high human development
Argentina
Norway
Egypt
Japan
Which one of the following is not a plantation crop?
Coffee
Wheat
Sugarcane
Rubber
In which one of the following countries co-operative farming was the most successful experiment?
Russia
India
Denmark
The Netherlands
Growing of flowers is called:
Truck farming
Mixed farming
Factory farming
Floriculture
Which one of the following types of cultivation was developed by European colonists?
Kolkoz
Mixed farming
Viticulture
Plantation
In which one of the following regions is extensive commercial grain cultivation not practised?
American Canadian prairies
Amazon Basin
Pampas of Argentina
European Steppes
In which of the following types of agriculture is the farming of citrus fruit very important?
Market gardening
Mediterranean agriculture
Plantation agriculture
Co-operative farming
Which one type of agriculture amongst the following is also called ‘slash and burn agriculture’?
Extensive subsistence agriculture
Primitive subsistence agriculture
Extensive commercial grain cultivation
Mixed farming
Which one of the following does not follow monoculture?
Dairy farming
Plantation agriculture
Mixed farming
Commercial grain farming
Which one of the following is a tertiary activity?
Trading
Farming
Weaving
Hunting
Which one of the following activities is NOT a secondary sector activity?
Iron Smelting
Catching fish
Making garments
Basket Weaving
Which one of the following sectors provides most of the employment in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata.
Primary
Secondary
Quaternary
Service
Jobs that involve high degrees and level of innovations are known as:
Secondary activities
Quinary activities
Quaternary activities
Primary activities
Which one of the following activities is related to quaternary sector
Manufacturing computers
Paper and Raw pulp production
University teaching
Printing books
Which one out of the following statements is not true?
Outsourcing reduces costs and increases efficiency.
At times engineering and manufacturing jobs can also be outsourced.
BPOs have better business opportunities as compared to KPOs.
There may be dissatisfaction among job seekers in the countries that outsource the job.
