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WorksheetsHuman Geog. Book-1
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 33mins
Behavioural approach lays emphasis on
Exploration & description
Lived experience
Quantitative method
Uniqueness of a region
What is the meaning of amber light in G. Taylor’s Stop and Go Determinism ?
Stop
Go
Get set
Don't stop
Green Houses in polar regions supports
Determinism
Possibilism
Neo Determinism
All of the above
Which of the following is not true about the description in metaphors using symbols from the human anatomy ?
'Eye' of the storm
'mouth' of the river
'hands' of the isthumus
'snout' of the glacier
Who is the father of Human Geography ?
Ratzel
E.C.Sample
Vidal de la Blache
Carl Ritter
In which of the following concepts Sustainable Development is reflected ?
Determinism
Possibilism
Neo Determinism
Modernism
Who introduced the concept of Possibilism ?
Vidal de la Blache
Hatner
Ratzel
G.Taylor
Which of the following concept shows that neither is there a situation of absolute necessity nor is there a condition of absolute freedom.
Environmental Determinism
Possibilism
Neo-determinism
Communism
Paradigm shift from Environmentalism to Possibilism was due to
Change in environment
Global warming
Technological Dev.
Globalisation
Which school declared Capitalism responsible for poverty, bondage and all deprivation ?
Behaviourism
Radicalism
Regionalism
Welfarism
Which of the following is not the sub field of Economic Geography ?
Historical Geo.
Agriculture Geo
Resource Geo.
Tourism Geo.
Which of the following approaches is also known as quantitative revolution ?
Exploration and description
Regional analysis
Areal differentiation
Spatial organisation
“Asia has many places where people are few and few place where people are very
many”. This remark is of which of the following scholars about the population of Asia ?
Thomas Malthus
Dr. Mahboob– ul -Haq
George B. Cressey
Prof. AmartyaSen
What percentage of population live in 10 per cent of the world’s land area?
10
45
60
90
River valleys are the most densely populated areas of the world because of
Suitable climate
availability of water
hygienic conditions
None of these
Mediterranean regions were inhabited from early periods in history due to their…….
fertile soil
pleasant climate
location
availability of water
Which country of Africa has largest population?
South Africa
Niger
Nigeria
Kenya
Ten most populous countries of the world contribute about what percentage of world’s
population?
60
70
80
90
Decreasing death rate and increasing birth rate are responsible for …
migration
positive growth of population
negative growth of population
none of these
People prefer to live in which of the following areas ?
plains and gentle slopes
mountain and hilly areas
arid and semi-arid areas
plateaus
Which one of the following is a densely populated belt?
Siberian region
Katanga Zambia copper belt
Sahara Region
Western Ausralia
'Not gold but only (Wo)men can make a people great and strong- Who said ?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Dave Richardson
Thomas D Malthus
Robert Kin
Which of the following is not a component of population change?
Birth Rate
Growth Rate
Death Rate
Migration
Which one of the following is not an area of sparse population?
The Atacama
Equatorial region
South-east Asia
Polar regions
Which one of the following is not a push factor ?
Water shortage
Unemployment
Medical/educational facilities
Epidemics
Which one of the following is not true about migration?
Migration may be permanent, temporary or seasonal
It may take place from rural to urban areas
It may take place from urban to urban areas
It does not affect the distribution of population
Which one of the following is not a fact ?
Human population increased more than ten times during the past 500 years.
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.
none of these
Migration may be interpreted as a spontaneous effort to achieve a better balance
between …….. and resources
growth
population
industries
agriculture
Which of the following is not a push factor?
unemployment
poor living conditions
political stability
natural disasters
Which of the following is a pull factor?
job opportunities
unemployment
political turmoil
civil war and turmoil
Which continent has the highest growth rate of population?
Asia
Africa
Europe
Australia
Which continent has the lowest growth rate of population?
Asia
Africa
Europe
Australia
Which of the following is not a criterion of the first stage of the demographic
transition?
high fertility and high mortality
large families are an asset
people are engaged in agriculture
Life expectancy is high
Thomas Malthus stated in his theory that:
the number of people would increase lower than the food supply
the number of people would increase faster than the food supply
population increase by famine, disease and war
both a and b
Which one of the following is a reason for the rapid growth of population during the
sixteenth and seventeenth century?
Expanding agriculture
Expanding world trade
Large scale deforestation
None of these
Which one of the following country is in the first stage of the demographic transition?
Brazil
India
Bangladesh
South Africa
Which of the following is not a population control measure?
free availability of contraceptives
propaganda -awareness campaign
Access to family planning
tax disincentives for small families
What is the average sex ratio of the world?
102 males per 100 females
104 females per 100 males
105 females per 100 males
100 males per 100 females
Which country has the highest sex ratio in the world?
Denmark
Latvia
Qutar
China
Which country has the lowest sex ratio in the world?
Denmark
Latvia
Qutar
China
Which age group belongs to working population?
14 to 59
15 to 59
15 to 60
14 to 60
Which one of the following is not a feature of expanding population pyramid?
birth rate and death rate are unequal
broad base
bell shape and tapered towards the top
triangular shape
Which one of the following is a feature of declining population pyramid?
birth rate and death rate are almost equal
broad base and triangular shape pyramid
bell shape and tapered towards the top
narrow base and tapered top
Which one of the following is not a feature of constant population pyramid
birth rate and death rate are equal
broad base and triangular shape pyramid
narrow base and tapered top
none of these
Which one of the following countries has a declining population pyramid?
Nigeria
Japan
Australia
USA
Which one of the following discourages women to migrate from rural to urban areas?
shortage of housing
job opportunities
low cost of living
more security for women in urban centres
The sex ratio in Asian urban areas remains male dominated due to ….
due to high birth rate
due to low death rate
the predominance of male migration
both a and b
Majority of the working population in urban areas is engaged in ….
farming activities
primary activities
lumbering
non-primary activities
Sex ratio is bound to be unfavourable to women in which of the following cases?
practice of female foeticide
female infanticide
domestic violence
all the above
Reason for ageing population is …..
Increased life expectancy
access to resources
poor health facilities
none of the above
In the age sex pyramid left side shows the
Female
Male
Children
Aged population
Literacy rate in India denotes the percentage of population
Above 7 years of age
Above15 years of age
Above of 6 years of age
14 years of age
Which among is /are primary activity
Mining
Agriculture
Forestry
All of these
An example of quaternary activity is
Trade
Communication
Research
Manufacturing
Making equal access to opportunities available to everyone refers to
Empowerment
Productivity
Equity
Sustainability
Countries with high level of human development invest more in
Industrial sector
Social sector
Political sector
Agricultural sector
Standard of living is measured by
GDP
Gnh
GPH
HDI
Concept of human development involves the
Life on the surface of the earth
Quality of life of the people
More adjustment to the environment
How environment dectacts the activities of man
Which one of the following best describes human development
Increase in size
A positive change in quality
In negative change in quality
Quantitative change
Who introduced the concept of human development?
Dr mahbub ul haq
Ratzel
Immanuel Kant
Professor amartya sen
Primary activities do not include
Hunting and gathering
Pastoral activities, fishing, forestry
Mining
Food processing
Per capita production is low in
Hunting and Gathering
Commercial livestock rearing
Mixed farming
Plantation agriculture
Hunting and Gathering is not practised in
North Canada
Amazon basin
Equatorial Africa
East China
Which one of the following is not matching
Llama - Tibet and Andes
Reindeer - Antarctica
Sheep - Sahara
Cattle - Tropical Africa
Transhumance is practised in which region?
Tundra
West Europe
Sahara Desert
Australia
