1. Human geography studies the relationship between:

2. Who defined human geography as the synthetic study of relationship between human societies and earth’s surface?

3. Which geographer emphasized dynamism in the relationship between humans and environment?

4. “Conception resulting from a more synthetic knowledge of physical laws…” was given by:

5. Human geography studies the interrelationship between:

6. Which of the following is an element of physical environment?

7. Which factor plays the most important role in human-environment interaction?

8. Environmental determinism suggests that:

9. Possibilism emphasizes:

10. Who introduced the concept of Neo-determinism?

11. Neo-determinism is also known as:

12. Which concept represents a middle path between determinism and possibilism?

13. The quantitative revolution in geography occurred mainly during:

14. The use of computers and statistical tools became important during:

15. Which school used Marxian theory to explain poverty and inequality?

16. Behavioural geography focuses on:

17. Welfare Geography mainly focuses on:

18. Which approach dominated the early colonial period?

19. Regional analysis became important during:

20. Post-modernism in geography emerged prominently during:

21. Geography is described as:

22. Geography studies phenomena varying over:

23. The core concern of geography is:

24. Geography has often been subjected to:

25. Which branch interfaces closely with anthropology?

Question 1

Assertion (A): Geography is an integrative discipline.

Reason (R): It studies phenomena varying across space and time.

Question 2

Assertion (A): Human and physical geography should be studied separately.

Reason (R): Nature and humans are inseparable elements.

Question 3

Assertion (A): Human geography studies interactions between humans and environment.

Reason (R): Human-created socio-cultural environment influences human life.

Question 4

Assertion (A): Technology is important in human geography.

Reason (R): It helps humans interact with and modify their environment.

Question 5

Assertion (A): Environmental determinism supports complete human freedom.

Reason (R): Nature strongly influenced primitive societies.

Question 6

Assertion (A): Possibilism emphasizes human creativity.

Reason (R): Humans create possibilities using environmental resources.

Question 7

Assertion (A): Neo-determinism rejects both determinism and possibilism completely.

Reason (R): It proposes a balanced approach between them.

Question 8

Assertion (A): Neo-determinism is compared to traffic signals.

Reason (R): Human actions must remain within environmental limits.

Question 9

Assertion (A): Radical geography uses Marxian ideas.

Reason (R): It seeks to explain poverty and inequality.

Question 10

Assertion (A): Behavioural geography focuses on lived experiences.

Reason (R): People’s perception of space differs among social groups.

Question 11

Assertion (A): Quantitative revolution used computers and statistics.

Reason (R): Geographers attempted to identify mappable patterns.

Question 12

Assertion (A): Post-modern geography questioned universal theories.

Reason (R): It emphasized understanding local contexts.

• Ratzel emphasized synthesis in human geography.
• Ellen Semple emphasized dynamism in human-environment relationships.
• Vidal de la Blache highlighted interrelationships between earth and humans.
• Technology is the most important factor in human-environment interaction.
• Environmental Determinism represents nature’s control over humans.
• Possibilism represents human ability to create opportunities.
• Griffith Taylor proposed Neo-determinism.
• Neo-determinism is also called Stop and Go Determinism.
• Quantitative Revolution occurred during the late 1950s to late 1960s.
• Radical Geography is based on Marxian theory.
• Welfare Geography focuses on housing, health and education.
• Behavioural Geography focuses on lived experiences and perception.
• Post-modernism questioned universal theories and emphasized local contexts.