This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Art Humanities > Geography > Class 12 Geography Chapter 1 Human Geography Nature And Scope – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Geography Chapter 1 Human Geography Nature And Scope Quiz 10 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A major benefit to crop rotation would be A) Several different crops produced in the same year. B) Nitrogen is put into the soil, which is needed for plants. C) Requires less manual labor. D) Farmers can replenish the soild and improve agricultural productivity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Farmers can replenish the soild and improve agricultural productivity. 2. Which early civilization developed along the Yellow River? A) Mesopotamia. B) Indus Valley. C) China. D) Egypt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) China. 3. Gross domestic product can be defined as A) The level at which a person, group, or nation lives as measured by the extent to which it meets its needs. B) The total dollar value of goods and services produced in a country during a single year. C) The average dollar amount made by each person in the nation for a year. D) Trade with countries with little to no tariffs or quotes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The total dollar value of goods and services produced in a country during a single year. 4. Swahili in East Africa and English in global commerce are examples of A) Pidgin languages. B) Lingua franca. C) Standard language. D) Creole language. E) Official language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lingua franca. 5. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IN NOT THE FIELD OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY? A) POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY. B) SOCIAL GEOGRAPHY. C) ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY. D) COMMERCIAL GEOGRAPHY. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) COMMERCIAL GEOGRAPHY. 6. Cultural development or change through "borrowing" is known as what? A) Assimilation. B) Acculturation. C) Ethnocentrism. D) Host society. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Acculturation. 7. Which map element identifies the cardinal directions? A) Compass. B) Legend. C) Title. D) Scale. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compass. 8. What surrounds a SE Asian city like a belt? A) A zone of music production studios. B) A zone of suburbs. C) A zone of American-owned businesses. D) A zone of market gardening. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A zone of market gardening. 9. Name the two branches of political geography. A) Social and political geography. B) Economic geography and demography. C) Electoral geography & Military geography. D) Plants and animals geography. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Electoral geography & Military geography. 10. Which of the following statements describes a custom? A) Doing your homework. B) Not littering. C) Shaking hands when you greet someone. D) Studying geography. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shaking hands when you greet someone. 11. Which of the following is NOT part of the cultural element LANGUAGE? A) Symbols. B) Spoken and Written Words. C) The Rules. D) Common Phrases. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Rules. 12. People have adapted their way of life in response to their environment. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. When looking at cultures around the world we need to be accepting and understanding. It's important to realize that different does not mean wrong. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. What satellite imaged would be MOST helpful to someone who wants to show population density on a world map? A) Focusing on transportation hubs. B) Images focusing on bodies of water. C) Images showing concentration of light. D) Images showing levels of vegetations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Images showing concentration of light. 15. People depend on ..... to provide for their needs. A) Culture. B) Environment. C) Government. D) Entertainment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environment. 16. Who does human rights belong to? A) Rich people. B) Poor people. C) Certain people. D) All people. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All people. 17. The prime meridian cuts the earth into ..... A) Eastern and western hemispheres. B) Northern and southern hemispheres. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eastern and western hemispheres. 18. The equator cuts the earth into ..... A) Eastern and western hemispheres. B) Northern and southern hemispheres. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Northern and southern hemispheres. 19. In a ..... the distance from the center to any boundary does not vary significantly A) Compact state. B) Prorupted state. C) Fragmented state. D) Landlocked state. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compact state. 20. The study of the success and defeat that have happened in the past and the holidays that go with them. A) Immigrate. B) Custom. C) Dialect. D) History. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) History. 21. Which one of these is NOT a rural area? A) Ranch. B) Farm. C) Desert. D) Houston. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Houston. 22. What is the Capital of Canada A) El Paso. B) Ottawa. C) Washington D.C. D) New York. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ottawa. 23. The interaction between primitive human society and strong forces of nature is termed: A) Anti-determinism. B) Bio-determinism. C) Neo-determinism. D) Environmental determinism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Environmental determinism. 24. One of the earliest human civilizations in history settled along the Indus River A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. What is the shape of the university campus? A) Bell shaped. B) Dome shaped. C) Cone shaped. D) Pyramid shaped. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dome shaped. 26. The U.S.'s Northwest Territory, which was created by Congress in 1787, was located in which part of the country? A) Western part of the country. B) Eastern part of the country. C) The Great Lakes region. D) Southern part of the country. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Great Lakes region. 27. In which period humanistic, radical and behavioural schools are emerged:- A) 1990s. B) Early colonial period. C) Late 1950s to the late 1960s. D) 1970s. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1970s. 28. What need would most benefit from having an increase in daycare centers? A) Age 0-4. B) Age 10-15. C) Age 75+. D) Age 20-25. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Age 0-4. 29. How were the lives of nomads and town dwellers similar in medieval Arabia? A) Both moved often throughout the year. B) Both built their lives around water resources. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both built their lives around water resources. 30. What is the name of the seasonal winds that cause the wet and dry seasons in India? A) Tornado. B) Monsoon. C) Hurrican. D) Tsunami. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monsoon. 31. Why does flat, fertile land tend to attract settlers? A) There are fewer storms in areas with this type of land. B) Areas with this type of land tend to get more sunlight. C) It is easier to farm and produce food on this type of land. D) There are more opportunities for recreational activities on this type of land. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is easier to farm and produce food on this type of land. 32. Which of the following sentences correctly uses the term 'urbanization'? A) Urbanization refers to the decline of city populations. B) Urbanization is the process of making an area more rural. C) Urbanization involves the growth and expansion of cities. D) Urbanization is the study of ancient civilizations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Urbanization involves the growth and expansion of cities. 33. India will soon overtake China as the world's most populous country because of A) China's exporting of its population to satellite nations. B) China" s "one child" policy. C) China's shrinking borders. D) India's expanding borders. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) China" s "one child" policy. 34. What is the study of the way humans build cities? A) Economic geography. B) Political geography. C) Cultural geography. D) Urban geography. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Urban geography. 35. The Central Business District (CBD) is also known as A) Uptown. B) Rural Area. C) Downtown. D) Suburb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Downtown. 36. What does it mean to immigrate? A) To enter and live in a new country. B) To leave one's home. C) Number of deaths compared to total number of people at a given time. D) A huge city or cluster of cities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To enter and live in a new country. 37. American Slang words like okay and cool are widely understood A) American technology. B) English being used in business. C) American movies. D) Expansion of US power after WW2. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) American movies. 38. Who gave the concept, 'Human geography is the study of the changing relationship between the unresting man and the unstable earth?' A) Ratzel. B) Ellen C.Semple. C) Paul Vidal de la Blache. D) Griffith Taylor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ellen C.Semple. 39. Which push or pull factor affects population size? A) Better access to cheeses. B) Luxury cars to purchase. C) Drought. D) More cinemas and theaters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drought. 40. What is the definition of Culture? A) Mutual or reciprocal action or influence. B) Long standing practices, traditions, or customs that regulate a group. C) The behaviors, beliefs, and characteristics of a particular group. D) Something that relates to language. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The behaviors, beliefs, and characteristics of a particular group. 41. Which approach of Human Geography was followed in colonial period? A) Behavioural approach. B) Spatial organization approach. C) Areal differentiation approach. D) Regional approach. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Regional approach. 42. Mediterranean agriculture must be practiced in a climate that is A) Wet summer, dry winter. B) Plentiful rainfall year round. C) Dry summer, cool moist winter. D) Mild and dry year round. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dry summer, cool moist winter. 43. Who is considered the father of human geography? A) Eratosthenes. B) Vidal de la Blache. C) Ratzel. D) E.C. Semple. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ratzel. 44. Under which type of government do people get to vote for representatives to make decisions for them? A) Oligarchy. B) Monarchy. C) Republic. D) Dictatorship. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Republic. 45. Carrying capacity refers to: A) The number of people an area can support without depleting resources. B) The population growth rate of a country. C) The ability of a government to provide education. D) The amount of agricultural land in a region. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The number of people an area can support without depleting resources. 46. The newest members of the European Union are former Communist countries with overall lower standards of living and higher unemployment rates than the countries of western Europe. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 47. Which of the following is NOT a primate city? A) New York. B) Paris. C) Los Angles. D) London. E) Berlin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Los Angles. 48. Which map would have the smallest scale? A) World. B) State. C) Continent. D) City. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) World. 49. How did farmers shape their land to better grow crops in medieval Arabia? A) They developed terraces. B) They worked sheep and camels. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They developed terraces. 50. The process of relocating or moving to a new region or place A) Migration. B) Refugee. C) Urban. D) Immigrant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Migration. 51. What is one major cause of population growth? A) Better transportation. B) A falling death rate. C) Food shortages. D) Poor health care. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A falling death rate. 52. Set of beliefs, behaviors, and traits shared by people A) Customs. B) Culture. C) Dialect. D) History. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Culture. 53. Which of the following metaphor is used for earth? A) Snout. B) Mouth. C) Face. D) Eye. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Face. 54. Renewable resources include A) Resources that cannot be replaced once they are gone. B) Resources that can be totally replaced or are always available. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Resources that can be totally replaced or are always available. 55. Geography as a field of study is: A) Integrative. B) Empirical. C) Practical. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 56. Absolute and relative are words that describe ..... A) Region. B) Movement. C) Place. D) Location. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Location. 57. The way people live A) Natural Increase. B) Migration. C) Culture. D) Culture Hearth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Culture. 58. Immigrants brought things they could carry with them. What is one thing they brought that they couldn't carry with them? A) Blankets. B) Recipes. C) Toys. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Recipes. 59. Sustainability means ..... A) Able to stand for a long time. B) To work to be stable as a country. C) To work to create conditions where all the natural resources are available for meeting the needs of a society. D) Total dollar amount of goods and services produced in a country during a single year. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To work to create conditions where all the natural resources are available for meeting the needs of a society. 60. In some parts of the United States, people call it a soda and in other parts they call it a pop. What is this an example of? A) Syntax. B) Dialect. C) Urbanization. D) Ethnic group. 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