wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Human geography

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The study of inter relationship between human and environment is

a)

History

b)

Geography

c)

Economics

d)

Political science

2.

Stop and go determinism is also known as

a)

Possibilism

b)

Determinism

c)

Neo determinism

d)

None of the above

3.

In which period quantitative thought became popular in geographical studies?

a)

1850

b)

1920

c)

1900

d)

Late 1950s

4.

Who is considered the father of human geography?

मानव भूगोल का पिता किसे माना जाता है?

a)

Eratosthenes इरेटोस्थेनीज

b)

Ratzel रैटजेल

c)

E.cSemple ई. सेम्पल

d)

Vidal de la Blache विडाल डी ला ब्लाश

5.

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

a)

Ratzel

b)

Semple

c)

Blache

d)

Huntington

6.

Behavioural School of Thought laid emphasis on:

a)

past experience

b)

present experience

c)

live experience

d)

None of the above

7.

Radical School of Thought employed:

a)

Humanistic Theory

b)

Marxian Theory

c)

Gandhian Theory

d)

All of these

8.

Neo- determinism was introduced by:

a)

Marx

b)

Griffith Taylor

c)

Newton

d)

Mahatma Gandhi

9.

The interaction between primitive human society and strong forces of nature is termed:

a)

environmental determinism

b)

bio-determinism

c)

neo-determinism

d)

anti-determinism

10.

Human beings interact with their physical environment with the help of:

a)

animals

b)

technology

c)

arts

d)

birds

11.

"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

12.

Areal differentiation postulates the idea regarding....

a)

Imperial and trade interests

b)

Elaboration and description of all aspect of a region

c)

Identification and uniqueness of a region

d)

Use of computers and sophisticated statistical tools

13.

Which factor helped the human to conquer nature ?

a)

Intelligence

b)

Development of new thoughts

c)

Development of technology

d)

Discoveries and exploration of new ideas

14.

The core concern of stop and go determinism is  -

a)

The movement of human from a state of necessity to a state of freedom

b)

Human being should adapt the dictates of nature

c)

Possibilities can be created within a limit and there is no free run without accidents.

d)

none of the above

15.

Vidal de la Blache Supported the idea of ..........................

a)

Possibilism

b)

determinism

c)

Behavioural school

d)

Radical School

16.

Which of the following scholar (geographer) defined geography as "the synthetic study of relationship between human societies and the earth's surface."

a)

Miss Elen Semple

b)

Vidal de la Blache

c)

Fridrich Retzel

d)

Griffith Taylor

17.

"human geography is the study of changing relationship between unresting man and unstable earth" the core idea of above mentioned definition is -

a)

Dynamism in the relationship

b)

Synthesis

c)

New conceptions of the interrelationship

d)

Welfare

18.

The theme of human geography is based on -

a)

the study of nature

b)

the study of human being and their activities

c)

the relationship between man and his natural environment

d)

the study of phenomenon occurred on the surface of the earth

19.

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.

20.

Who gave the concept, ‘Human geography is the study of the changing relationship between the unresting man and the unstable earth?’

a)

Ratzel

b)

Paul Vidal de la Blache

c)

Ellen C.Semple

d)

Griffith Taylor.

21.

Which one of the following is not an approach in human geography?

a)

Spatial organization

b)

Quantitative revolution.

c)

Exploration and description.

d)

Areal differentiation

22.

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.

23.

The study of inter relationship between human and environment is known as:.

a)

History

b)

Political science

c)

Geography

d)

Economics

24.

Which of the following is not a sub field of economic geography?

a)

Geography of Resources

b)

Geography of Agriculture

c)

Geography of Leisure

d)

Geography of Industries.

25.

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.

26.

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.

27.

Which one of the following statement does not describe geography?

a)

An integrative disciple

b)

Study of the inter-relationship between humans and the environment.

c)

Subjected to dualism

d)

Not relevant in the present time due to the development of technology.

28.

“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.

29.

Who gave the concept of ‘stop and go determinism’?

a)

Griffith Taylor

b)

E.C.Semple

c)

Ratzel

d)

Vidal de la Blache

30.

Which one of the following is not a source of geographical information?

a)

Traveler’s accounts

b)

Samples of rock materials from the moon

c)

Old maps

d)

Ancient epics.