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Book I - Fundamentals of Human Geography CBSE CBSE Class 12 Geography Class 12

MCQs for Class 12 Geography Book 1 - Chapter 1 Human Geography Nature and Scope

Multiple Choice Questions

Question.1. Who used the terms ‘Unresting man’ and ‘unstable earth’ to define human geography?

(A) Vidal de la Blache
(B) Friedrich Ratzel
(C) Richard Hartshone
(D) E. C. Semple

(D) E. C. Semple

Question.2. Which of these is not a characteristic of the study of Geography?

(A) Integrative
(B) Practical
(C) Idealistic
(D) Empirical

(C) Idealistic

Question.3. Which one of the following statements does not describe geography?

(A) An integrative discipline
(B) Study of the inter-relationship between humans and environment
(C) Subjected to dualism
(D) Not relevant in the present time due to the development of technology

(D) Not relevant in the present time due to the development of technology

Question.4. Which branch of geography does not belong to Human Geography?

(A) Population Geography
(B) Economic Geography
(C) Physical Geography
(D) Social Geography

(C) Physical Geography

Question.5. Which one of the following is not the methodology of human geography?

(A) Aerial specialization
(B) Spatial organization
(C) Quantitative revolution
(D) Investigation and description

(C) Quantitative revolution

Question.6. Which of the following statement is NOT correct?

(A) The concerns of human geography have a long temporal continuum though the approaches to articulate them have changed over time. This dynamism in approaches and thrusts shows the vibrant nature of the discipline.
(B) Earlier there was little interaction between different societies and the knowledge about each other was limited.
(C) Travellers and explorers used to disseminate information about the areas of their visits. Navigational skills were not developed and voyages were fraught with dangers.
(D) The late nineteenth century witnessed attempts of explorations in Europe and slowly the myths and mysteries about countries and people started to open up.

(D) The late nineteenth century witnessed attempts of explorations in Europe and slowly the myths and mysteries about countries and people started to open up.

Question.7. Urban/Rural planning is learnt in which of the field of Human geography?

(A) Settlement Geography
(B) Population Geography
(C) Urban Geography
(D) Economic Geography

(A) Settlement Geography

Question.8. Radical School of Thought emphasised :-

(A) Gandhian theory
(B) Marxian Theory
(C) Humanistic Theory
(D) All of these

(B) Marxian Theory

Question.9. Which of the following is a sub field of social geography?

(A) Geography of Resources
(B) Historical Geography
(C) Electoral Geography
(D) Geography of Tourism

(B) Historical Geography

Question.10. Which of the following is not a sub field of economic geography?

(A) Geography of Resources
(B) Geography of Leisure
(C) Geography of Agriculture
(D) Geography of Industries.

(C) Geography of Leisure

Question.11. The introduction of social wellbeing school of thought in human geography is known as:

(A) Humanistic school of thought
(B) Radical school of thought
(C) Behavioral school of thought
(D) None of the above.

(A) Humanistic school of Thought

Question.12. In sub-fields of human geography, what do we study in Gender geography?

(A) Anthropology
(B) Sociology
(C) Epidemiology
(D) Sociology, Anthropology & Women’s Studies

(D) Sociology, Anthropology, Women’s studies

Question.13. Make correct pairs from the following two columns and select the correct option.

1. Early colonial period(a) Exploration & Description
2. Late 1950’s to the late 1960’s(b) Regional Analysis
3. Later colonial period(c) Aerial Differentiation
4. 1930’s through the inter-war period(d) Spatial Organization

(A) 1-a, 2-d, 3-b, 4-c
(B) 1-d, 2-a, 3-c, 4-b
(C) 1-a, 2-c, 3-d, 4-a
(D) 1-a, 2-b, 3-c, 4-d

(A) 1-a, 2-d, 3-b, 4-c

Question.14. Which school of thought was based on the Marxian theory to explain the basic cause of poverty, deprivation and social inequality?

(A) Welfare
(B) Humanistic
(C) Environmental
(D) Radical

(D) Radical

Question.15. Arrange the following approaches in a correct order according to their development

1. Spatial organization
2. Regional approach
3. Areal differentiation
4. Humanistic approach

(A) 2, 3, 1, 4
(B) 1, 2, 3, 4
(C) 4, 1, 2, 3
(D) 3, 2, 1, 4

(A) 2, 3, 1, 4

Question.16. The core concern of ‘Stop & Go’ determinism is-

(A) The movement of human from a state of necessity to a state of freedom.
(B) Human beings should adapt the dictates of nature.
(C) Possibilities can be created within a limit and there is no free run without accidents.
(D) There are only possibilities and no necessities.

(D) There are only possibilities and no necessities

Question.17. ‘Bhil’ tribes of India are the best example of?

(A) Humanization of Nature
(B) Naturalization of Humans
(C) Neo Determinism
(D) All of These

(B) Naturalization of Humans

Question.18. The interaction between the primitive societies and strong forces of nature was termed as?

(A) Possibilism
(B) Environmental Determinism
(C) Humanism
(D) Neo Determinism

(B) Environmental Determinism

Question.19. “Nomothetic” refers to?

(A) Theorising
(B) Law Making
(C) Both A And B
(D) None of These

(B) Law Making

Question.20. “Neither there is a condition of absolute necessity nor there is a condition of absolute freedom, human beings can conquer the nature by obeying it”. This line is related with which concept?

(A) Possibilism
(B) Determinism
(C) Humanism
(D) Neo Determinism

(A) Possibilism

Question.21. Stop and Go Determininsm is also known as?

(A) Possibilism
(B) Determinism
(C) Humanism
(D) Neo Determinism

(D) Neo Determinism

Question.22. The development of DNA and genetics are examples of which concept?

(A) Determinism
(B) Possibilism
(C) Neo determinism
(D) None of These

(B) Possibilism

Question.23. The idea that all regions were a part of the whole, i.e; the earth, is under which approach?

(A) Spatial Organisaton
(B) Aerial Differentiation
(C) Exploration And Description
(D) Regional Analysis

(D) Regional Analysis

Question.24. In which period, Quantitative Thought Became Popular In Geographical Studies?

(A) 1850
(B) 1920
(C) 1900
(D) Late 1950s

(D) Late 1950s

Question.25. Which ………. school of thought employed Marxian theory to explain the basic cause of poverty, deprivation and social inequality?

(A) Radical
(B) Behavioural school
(C) Welfare school
(D) Humanistic school

(A) Radical

Question.26. According to ……… “Human geography is the synthetic study of relationship between human societies and earth’s surface”.

(A) Ratzel
(B) Ellen C. Semple
(C) Paul Vidal de la Blache
(D) Humbolt

(A) Ratzel

Question.27. In the early stages of society when human beings were greatly influenced by nature it shows the situation of:

(A) Possibilism
(B) Environmental Determinism
(C) Neo Determinism
(D) Radical

(B) Environmental Determinism

Question.28. Which one of the following is not a source of geographical information?

(A) traveler’s account
(B) old maps
(C) sample of rock materials from the moon
(D) ancient epics

(C) sample of rock materials from the moon

Question.29. Welfare or humanistic school of thought in human geography is mainly concerned with the different aspects of:

(A) social well-being of the people.
(B) Environmental aspects of people
(C) technological well-being of the people
(D) All of these

(A) social well-being of the people

Question.30. Concept of “Middle Path”( Madhyam Marg) was concerned with:

(A) Environmental Determinism
(B) Possibilism
(C) Neo Determinism
(D) None of these

(C) Neo Determinism

Question.31. ……… geographers describe the ‘state/country’ as a ‘living organism’.

(A) German
(B) French
(C) American
(D) Polish

(A) German

Question.32. ………… is marked by the use of computers and sophisticated statistical tools

(A) Spatial organization
(B) Areal differentiation
(C) Regional analysis
(D) None of these

(A) Spatial organization

Question.33. Nature provides opportunities and human being make use of these and slowly nature gets humanized and starts bearing the imprints of human endeavor, this statement indicates about:

(A) Environmental Determinism
(B) Possibilism
(C) Neo Determinism
(D) none of these

(B) Possibilism

Question.34. In Early colonial period ……….. was used as a prominent approach in Geography

(A) Exploration and description
(B) Regional approach
(C) Areal differentiation
(D) Spatial organization

(A) Exploration and description

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