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WorksheetsHuman Geography, Nature & Scope
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
The theme of human geography is based on -
the study of nature
the study of human being and their activities
the relationship between man and his natural environment
the study of phenomenon occurred on the surface of the earth
Vidal de la Blache Supported the idea of ..........................
Possibilism
determinism
Behavioural school
Radical School
The core concern of stop and go determinism is -
The movement of human from a state of necessity to a state of freedom
Human being should adapt the dictates of nature
Possibilities can be created within a limit and there is no free run without accidents.
none of the above
Which factor helped the human to conquer nature ?
Intelligence
Development of new thoughts
Development of technology
Discoveries and exploration of new ideas
"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
Which one of the following is not a source of geographical information?
Traveler’s accounts
Samples of rock materials from the moon
Old maps
Ancient epics.
Who gave the concept of ‘stop and go determinism’?
Griffith Taylor
E.C.Semple
Ratzel
Vidal de la Blache
“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 one of the following statement does not describe geography?
An integrative disciple
Study of the inter-relationship between humans and the environment.
Subjected to dualism
Not relevant in the present time due to the development of technology.
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 of the following is not a sub field of economic geography?
Geography of Resources
Geography of Agriculture
Geography of Leisure
Geography of Industries.
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.
The introduction of social wellbeing school of thought in human geography is known as:
Humanistic school of thought.
Behavioral school of thought
Radical school of thought
None of the above.
Who gave the concept, ‘Human geography is the study of the changing relationship between the unresting man and the unstable earth?’
Ratzel
Paul Vidal de la Blache
Ellen C.Semple
Griffith Taylor.
Urban/Rural planning is learnt in which of the field of Human geography?
Settlement Geography
Urban Geography
Population Geography
Economic Geography.
Who among the following defined human geography as: "Human geography is the synthetic study
of relationship between human societies and
earth’s surface."
Karl Ritter
Paul Vidal De La Blache
Friedrich Ratzel
Lucien Paul Victor Febvre
Read the excerpt below and answer the question.
"In the early stages of their interaction with their
natural environment humans were greatly
influenced by it. They adapted to the dictates
of Nature. This is so because the level of
technology was very low and the stage of
human social development was also primitive."
This type of interaction between primitive
human society and strong forces of nature was
termed as _____________________.
Environmental Determinism
Possiblism
Neo Determinism
Stop and Go Determinism
The people begin to understand their
environment and the forces of nature with the
passage of time. With social and cultural
development, humans develop better and more
efficient technology. They move from a state of
necessity to a state of freedom. They create
possibilities with the resources obtained from
the environment. The human activities create
cultural landscape. The earlier scholars termed this as ___________________.
Environmental Denterminism
Possiblism
Neo Determinism
Stop and Go Determinism
Geography of tourism is a sub field of
Urban geography
Social geography
Economic geography
Population geography
