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WorksheetsClass Test- Nature & Scope/ Population Ch-1 &2
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 40mins
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?
FRIEDRICH RATZEL
E. C. SEMPLE
VIDAL DE LA BLACHE
ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT
Select the incorrectly matched option / options
Mediterranean Region- Pleasant climate
Kobe- Osaka Region- Presence of Minerals
Siberian Plains- Government Incentive
Northern Plains- Fertile soil
'City life can be very taxing'. Select the options that indicates unpleasant experiences of city life. (May be more than one)
Employment
Overcrowding
Foul Air
Health care
'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 not related to geography as a field of study?
Historical
Empirical
Practical
Integrative
George B. Cressey remarked 'Asia has many places where people are few and few places where people are many'. Which of the following statements justifies this fact?
Mexico, USA, Nigeria and Russia have large population.
90% of World population lives in 10% of land
Out of 10 most populous countries 6 are located in Asia.
All of these
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
Crude Birth Rate is expressed as:
No of births per 1000 population
No of live births per 1000 population
No of live births in a year per 1000 population
All of these
Mortality rates are affected by which of the following factors/ factor?
Demographic structure
Socio-cultural advancements
Level of economic development
Fertility rates
People who move into a new place are called
Migrants
All of these
Immigrants
Emigrants
Which of the following approach marked by the use of computers and sophisticated statistical tools?
Areal Differentiation
Regional Analysis
Spatial organisation
Exploration and description
"Neither is there a situation of absolute necessity and nor is there a condition of absolute freedom, human being can conquer nature by obeying it".
Above mentioned lines are correctly defines the concept of -
Possibilism
Humanism
Determinism
Neo- Determinism
“Nature provided opportunities and human being make use of these and slowly nature gets humanized and starts bearing the imprints of human endeavor.” reflects the concept of:.
Possibilism
Neo-determinism
Environmental determinism
None of these.
Which of the following is a sub field of social geography?
Geography of Resources
Electoral Geography
Historical Geography
Geography of Tourism.
Which school of thought employed the Marxian theory?
Welfare school of thought.
Behavioral school of thought
Radical school of thought.
All the above.
Which school of thought laid emphasis or social categories based ethnicity, race and religion?
Welfare school of thought
Radical school of thought
Behavioral school of thought
None of the above.
Urban/Rural planning is learnt in which of the field of Human geography?
Settlement Geography
Urban Geography
Population Geography
Economic Geography.
Which of the following is not a valid dichotomy about the nature of geography?
Nomothetic Vs Idiographic
Regional Vs Systematic
Artificial Vs Sythetic
Law making Vs Descriptive
The broad approach to geography in which the focus is on identifying the uniqueness of any region
and understanding how and why it was different from
others.
Areal Differnetiation
Spatial Organisation
Quantitative revolution
Regional analysis
Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of broad stages and thrust of geography.
Exploration-Regional analysis-areal differentiation-spatial organisation-post modernism.
Regional analysis-areal differentiation-post modernism-spatial organisation-exploration.
Area differentiation-spatial analysis-post modernism-regional analysis-exploration.
Post modernism-regional analysis-exploration-areal differentiation-spatial organisation.
Conceptual difference in Geography is known as-
Areal differentiation
Dualism
Spatial organization
Ideography
A harsh climate will result in an area being....... (complete the sentence)
Population Distribution
Population Density
Sparsely Populated
Densely Populated
Change of population in a particular area between two points of time is known as?
Growth rate of population
Growth of population
Population change
Migration
What was the population in 10000 B.C.?
5 million
500 million
1000 million
5000 million
Which continent has the highest growth rate of population?
Africa
Asia
Europe
Australia
Study the graph and answer the next three questions:
What was the reason for increasing growth rate during 16th Century?
Improvement in medical facilities
Improved sanitation
Advancement in Biotechnology
Expanding world trade
Study the graph in Q28
Which of the following is incorrectly matched?
Industrial Revolution: 18th Century
Improved Transportation: 19th Century
Sanitation and Medical facilities: 17th Century
Information Revolution: 20th century
Refer to the graph in Q 28
Which era is marked with development and spread of agriculture?
1st Century AD
Birth of Christ
!2000 BC
16th Century AD
Read the two statements and choose the best possible answer from the answer given below:
I. Technological advancements helped in reduction of death rate.
II. The steam engine supported industrial and agricultural development.
Both the statements are correct and Statement II justifies statement I
Only Statement I is Correct
Only Statement II is Correct
Both the statements are correct but Statement II doesn't provide explanation of statement I
Which of the following is the most serious problem related to rapid growth of population ?
Increased pollution
Growth of slums
Unemployment
Depletion of resources
The average number of years a person is expected to live is expressed as
Level of economic development
Death rate
life expectancy rate
Sustainability rate
Doubling time of world population is more in developed countries in comparison to developing countries.
True
False
Not sure
Varies from country to country
In which stage of Demographic transition population growth is stable?
Stage I
Stage 2
Stage 3
Can't predict
Which of the following is pull factor of migration?
Unemployment
Improper sanitation
Better standard of living
War
Choose the most appropriate answer:
High ______Declining________Population_________Technological______________
Fertility, Mortality, Explosion, Advancement
Mortality, Fertility, Exploding, Stagnation
Fertility, Mortality, Constant, Advancement
Fertility, Mortality, stable, Advancement
Malthusian theory relates to which of the following?
Rapid population growth is an asset
Rapid population growth results in shortage of resources
Rapid population growth doesn't impact the resources
Population and resource growth takes place simultaneously
Which theory helps in predicting the future population growth in a country?
(a)
Select the correctly matched item related to Demographic transition theory:
First stage : High fertility low mortality
Second stage : High fertility High mortality
First stage : High population Growth
Second Stage: Rapid increase in population
