IMPORTANT QUESTIONS OF GEOGRAPHY

10 IMPORTANT QUESTIONS OF GEOGRAPHY HUMAN GEOGRAPHY: NATURE AND SCOPE

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Q1. Explain the concept of Possibilism with examples. (A.l.2009, Foreign 2011)

Ans. With social and cultural development,humans develop better and more efficient technology. The movement from state of

sity to a state of freedom creating

possibilities with resources obtained from

environment. Example; Nature provides

opportunities and human beings make use of this opportunities by creating their imprints everywhere.

Q2. Explain the concept of Determinism'

with suitable examples. (Delhi 2009, 2011)

Ans. (i) In the beginning humans are hugely influenced by nature.

(ii)They were afraid of it's fury and worshipped nature.

(iii) Societies were largely influenced by nature.Nature determines their attitudes

decisions and lifestyles. Humans were

passive agents and nature dictates their lives as per determines.

Q3. Mention the six fields of human geography.(Foreign 2010)

Ans.The subfields of Human Geography are:

(i) Urban Geography

(ii) Political Geography

(iii) Settlement Geography

(iv) Economic Geography

(v) Social Geography

(vi) Population Geography

Q4.Mention the six sub-fields of economic. (Foreign 2010)

Ans. Sub-fields of economic geography are:

(a) Geography of Resources

(b) Geography of Agriculture

(c) Geography of International Trade

(d) Geography of Industries

(e) Geography of Marketing

(f) Geography of Tourism

Q5. Define Human Geography in your own words. Mention any four fields of Human geography.(CBSE 2013)

Ans. (i) Human geography is the study

of changing relationship between the

un-resting man and the unstable earth.

(ii) Human geography is the synthetic study of relationship between human societies and Earth's surface.

(iii)Human Geography offers a new conception of the interrelationships between earth and human beings.

Four fields of human Geography: social Geography; urban geography; political geography; Population geography.

Q6. Explain with examples, how nature

gets humanised.(CBSE 2014)

Ans. With social and cultural development,humans develop better and more efficient technology. They create new possibilities with the environment. Nature provides opportunities and humans avail of these opportunities. It is called 'Possibilism'.

Nature gives an opportunity and man

sustains it. In this way, gradually

humanisation of nature takes place and

imprints of human activities become

visible.

Example; health resorts on highlands,

huge urban sprawls, fields, orchards,

etc.

Q7. Explain the concept of Neo-Determinism.(Foreign 2009, A.l. 2011)

Ans. Neodeterminism reflects a middle

path between two ideas of environmental

determinism and possibilism. It means

that possibilities can be created within the limits which do not change the environment.

Humans can control nature by obeying them.

Q8. How does technology loosen the shackles of environment on human beings? Explain wit examples.

Ans. (i) The understanding of concepts of friction and heat helped us discover fire.

(ii) The understanding of the secrets of DNA and genetics enabled us to conquer many diseases. 

(iii) We use the laws of aerodynamics to develop faster planes.

Q9. The knowledge of nature is extremely important to develop technology." Support the statement by giving three examples. (CBSE 2015)

Ans. It is important to know with the help

of what tools and techniques do humans

produce and create. Technology indicates the level of educational development of society. Human beings were able to develop technology after they developed better understanding of natural laws.

(i) The understanding of concepts of friction and heat helped us discover fire.

(ii) Understanding of the secrets of DNA and Genetics enabled us to conquer many diseases.

(iii) The laws of aerodynamics are used to develop faster planes.

Q.10 nature and humans are inseparable elements justify the statement with suitable examples (Delhi 2017).

Ans. Nature and human are inseparable the earth is the home of mankind. It may be in different forms all types of life supports are provided by nature the directly depend on nature nature and humans are inseparable and should be seen holistically. Physical features are described in metaphors using symbols from the human anatomy.

For example: face of earth, nose of glacier, eye of stone, mouth of river neck of isthmus, profile of soil etc.