Human Geography: Nature & Scope: Class 12 Previous Year Questions

Human Geography: Nature & Scope questions asked in CBSE board exams

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1. ·Human geography is the synthetic study of relationship between human societies and earth's surface." This definition of human geography is given by (A) Vidal-de-la-Blache (B) Richard Hartshorne (C) Ritter (D) Ratzel Page 3 2. (A) (B) (C) h 2h·, 3. (A) (B), (C…
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2. Page 3 of 24 1. Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both statements carefully and choose the correct option : 1 Assertion (A) : There is a strong dichotomy between physical elements and human beings. Reason (R) : Nature …
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3. “Neither there is absolute necessity nor there is absolute freedom.” The given statement is related to which one of the following concepts ? 1 (A) Determinism (B) Neo-determinism (C) Possibilism (D) Individualism
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4. The concept of 'Neodeterminism' was introduced by (A) Ehrlich (B) C. Semple Griffith Taylor (C) (D)Humboldt
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5. Read the following approaches of human geography and choose the correct option of the chronological order : I. Exploration and description II. Spatial organisation II. Areal differentiation IV. Regional analysis Options : (A) I, II, III, IV (B) I, II, H, IV (C…
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6. "Human geography is the study of “the changing relationship between the unresting man and the unstable earth.” Who among the following said the given statement? A. Ratzel B. Paul Vidal C. Ellen Semple D. Agnew J. Livingstone
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7. Griffith Taylor introduced Neo determinism which reflects a middle path between the two ideas of environmental determinism and possibilism. Explain the concept Neo determinism with examples. 3 ii
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8. Arun is interested in that aspect of human geography which studies each unit of the Earth thoroughly to understand the entire planet. Which stage in the evolution of human geography is this? A. regional analysis B. areal differentiation C. exploration and desc…
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9. ‘Neodeterminism means that human beings can conquer nature by obeying it. They can proceed in their pursuits of development when nature permits the modifications. It means that possibilities can be created within limits which do not damage the environment.’ So…
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10. What is Neo-Determinism as introduced by Griffith Taylor? Explain how it provides a middle path between Environmental Determinism and Possibilism? 1+2=3 23(A) 23(B) A multinational company wants to outsource work to a country for tasks that require highly skil…
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11. Which one of the following statements is NOT true of Geography? A. Geography includes the study of only physical features of the Earth, regardless of human behaviour and culture. B. Events that take place in outer space cannot be studied geographically. C. Geo…
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