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Class Test- Nature & Scope/ Population Ch-1 &2

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not correctly matched?

a)

neck of the glacier

b)

face of the earth

c)

mouth of the river

d)

profile of the soil

2.

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

a)

FRIEDRICH RATZEL

b)

E. C. SEMPLE

c)

VIDAL DE LA BLACHE

d)

ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT

3.

Select the incorrectly matched option / options

a)

Mediterranean Region- Pleasant climate

b)

Kobe- Osaka Region- Presence of Minerals

c)

Siberian Plains- Government Incentive

d)

Northern Plains- Fertile soil

4.

'City life can be very taxing'. Select the options that indicates unpleasant experiences of city life. (May be more than one)

a)

Employment

b)

Overcrowding

c)

Foul Air

d)

Health care

5.

'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?

a)

Environmental Determinism

b)

Possibilism

c)

Environmentalism

d)

Neo Determinism

6.

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

a)

Historical

b)

Empirical

c)

Practical

d)

Integrative

7.

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?

a)

Mexico, USA, Nigeria and Russia have large population.

b)

90% of World population lives in 10% of land

c)

Out of 10 most populous countries 6 are located in Asia.

d)

All of these

8.

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

a)

Human mind

b)

Direct knowledge of people

c)

Technology

d)

Human relationship

9.

Crude Birth Rate is expressed as:

a)

No of births per 1000 population

b)

No of live births per 1000 population

c)

No of live births in a year per 1000 population

d)

All of these

10.

Mortality rates are affected by which of the following factors/ factor?

a)

Demographic structure

b)

Socio-cultural advancements

c)

Level of economic development

d)

Fertility rates

11.

People who move into a new place are called

a)

Migrants

b)

All of these

c)

Immigrants

d)

Emigrants

12.

Which of the following approach marked by the use of computers and sophisticated statistical tools?

a)

Areal Differentiation

b)

Regional Analysis

c)

Spatial organisation

d)

Exploration and description

13.

"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 -

a)

Possibilism

b)

Humanism

c)

Determinism

d)

Neo- Determinism

14.

“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:.

a)

Possibilism

b)

Neo-determinism

c)

Environmental determinism

d)

None of these.

15.

Which of the following is a sub field of social geography?

a)

Geography of Resources

b)

Electoral Geography

c)

Historical Geography

d)

Geography of Tourism.

16.

Which school of thought employed the Marxian theory?

a)

Welfare school of thought.

b)

Behavioral school of thought

c)

Radical school of thought.

d)

All the above.

17.

Which school of thought laid emphasis or social categories based ethnicity, race and religion?

a)

Welfare school of thought

b)

Radical school of thought

c)

Behavioral school of thought

d)

None of the above.

18.

Urban/Rural planning is learnt in which of the field of Human geography?

a)

Settlement Geography

b)

Urban Geography

c)

Population Geography

d)

Economic Geography.

19.

Which of the following is not a valid dichotomy about the nature of geography?

a)

Nomothetic Vs Idiographic

b)

Regional Vs Systematic

c)

Artificial Vs Sythetic

d)

Law making Vs Descriptive

20.

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.

a)

Areal Differnetiation

b)

Spatial Organisation

c)

Quantitative revolution

d)

Regional analysis

21.

Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of broad stages and thrust of geography.

a)

Exploration-Regional analysis-areal differentiation-spatial organisation-post modernism.

b)

Regional analysis-areal differentiation-post modernism-spatial organisation-exploration.

c)

Area differentiation-spatial analysis-post modernism-regional analysis-exploration.

d)

Post modernism-regional analysis-exploration-areal differentiation-spatial organisation.

22.

Conceptual difference in Geography is known as-

a)

Areal differentiation

b)

Dualism

c)

Spatial organization

d)

Ideography

23.

A harsh climate will result in an area being....... (complete the sentence)

a)

Population Distribution

b)

Population Density

c)

Sparsely Populated

d)

Densely Populated

24.
Which is NOT a reason for the decreasing death rate?
a)
Better health care
b)
Greater food supply
c)
Cleaner water
d)
More pollution
25.

Change of population in a particular area between two points of time is known as?

a)

Growth rate of population

b)

Growth of population

c)

Population change

d)

Migration

26.

What was the population in 10000 B.C.?

a)

5 million

b)

500 million

c)

1000 million

d)

5000 million

27.

Which continent has the highest growth rate of population?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

Australia

28.

Study the graph and answer the next three questions:

What was the reason for increasing growth rate during 16th Century?

a)

Improvement in medical facilities

b)

Improved sanitation

c)

Advancement in Biotechnology

d)

Expanding world trade

29.

Study the graph in Q28

Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

a)

Industrial Revolution: 18th Century

b)

Improved Transportation: 19th Century

c)

Sanitation and Medical facilities: 17th Century

d)

Information Revolution: 20th century

30.

Refer to the graph in Q 28

Which era is marked with development and spread of agriculture?

a)

1st Century AD

b)

Birth of Christ

c)

!2000 BC

d)

16th Century AD

31.

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.

a)

Both the statements are correct and Statement II justifies statement I

b)

Only Statement I is Correct

c)

Only Statement II is Correct

d)

Both the statements are correct but Statement II doesn't provide explanation of statement I

32.

Which of the following is the most serious problem related to rapid growth of population ?

a)

Increased pollution

b)

Growth of slums

c)

Unemployment

d)

Depletion of resources

33.

The average number of years a person is expected to live is expressed as

a)

Level of economic development

b)

Death rate

c)

life expectancy rate

d)

Sustainability rate

34.

Doubling time of world population is more in developed countries in comparison to developing countries.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Not sure

d)

Varies from country to country

35.

In which stage of Demographic transition population growth is stable?

a)

Stage I

b)

Stage 2

c)

Stage 3

d)

Can't predict

36.

Which of the following is pull factor of migration?

a)

Unemployment

b)

Improper sanitation

c)

Better standard of living

d)

War

37.

Choose the most appropriate answer:

High ______Declining________Population_________Technological______________

a)

Fertility, Mortality, Explosion, Advancement

b)

Mortality, Fertility, Exploding, Stagnation

c)

Fertility, Mortality, Constant, Advancement

d)

Fertility, Mortality, stable, Advancement

38.

Malthusian theory relates to which of the following?

a)

Rapid population growth is an asset

b)

Rapid population growth results in shortage of resources

c)

Rapid population growth doesn't impact the resources

d)

Population and resource growth takes place simultaneously

39.

Which theory helps in predicting the future population growth in a country?

(a)  

40.

Select the correctly matched item related to Demographic transition theory:

a)

First stage : High fertility low mortality

b)

Second stage : High fertility High mortality

c)

First stage : High population Growth

d)

Second Stage: Rapid increase in population