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 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Geography Chapter 1 Human Geography Nature And Scope Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What type of government has a king? A) Democracy. B) Globalization. C) Monarchy. D) Dictatorship. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Monarchy. 2. Which of the following describes a monarchy? A) The government is run by the people. B) A king or queen rules over the country. C) One person has absolute power to rule the government, people, and the economy. D) The citizens elect government officials. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A king or queen rules over the country. 3. Physical boundaries often used to separate states include all but which of the following? A) Rivers. B) Geometry. C) Mountains. D) Deserts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Geometry. 4. Limited and Unlimited government are the two categories that all governments can be divided into A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. Ben's family have experienced recent droughts so farming yields have been much lower than usual and so they have very little to eat. A) Push. B) Pull. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Push. 6. The process by which cultures become more similar is called ..... A) Cultural assimilation. B) Cultural homogenization. C) Cultural inclusion. D) Cultural harmony. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cultural homogenization. 7. Which of the following are all factors of production? A) Land, labor, and gross domestic product. B) Labor, service industries, and capital. C) Land, labor, and capital. D) Capital, service industries, and labor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Land, labor, and capital. 8. A region where boundaries are very thinly or weakly developed, zones where territoriality is unclear and not well established. A) Satellite State. B) Shatterbelt. C) Buffer State. D) Frontier. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Frontier. 9. 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) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Possibilities can be created within a limit and there is no free run without accidents. 10. 38 degrees South Latitude, 83 degrees East latitude is an example of A) Absolute location. B) Relative location. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Absolute location. 11. ...., or the belief that the individual's loyalty to the nation or state surpasses other interests, can lead to war in its most extreme forms. A) Socialism. B) Nationalism. C) Democracy. D) Autocracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nationalism. 12. What is the significance of 'place' in human geography? A) It refers to the physical location of a city. B) It describes the human and physical characteristics that make a location unique. C) It is a term used for mapping coordinates. D) It signifies the economic status of a region. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It describes the human and physical characteristics that make a location unique. 13. Which of the following is an example of an ethnic religion? A) Buddhism. B) Mormonism. C) Judaism. D) Islam. E) Roman Catholicism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Judaism. 14. This refers to grouping of humans found in eastern Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Arctic region of North America: A) Mongoloid. B) Negroid. C) Caucasian. D) Austroloid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mongoloid. 15. Advances in communication have facilitated all of the following EXCEPT A) Supranationalism. B) Autocratic states. C) Social Media networks. D) Devolution. E) Investment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Autocratic states. 16. Which of the following was NOT a reason for rapid suburbanization in the United States after the Second World War? A) Mass production of the automobile. B) Expansion of home construction. C) Expansion of the interstate highway system. D) Availability of low down payment terms and long-term mortgages. E) Reduction in long-distance commuting. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Reduction in long-distance commuting. 17. Standard of Living is ..... A) A way to measure how much money people make and how much it costs to live. B) The total dollar value of goods and services produced in a country during a single year. C) A condition where all the natural resources are available for meeting the needs of society. D) The level of which a person, group, or nation lives as measured by the extent to which it meets its needs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The level of which a person, group, or nation lives as measured by the extent to which it meets its needs. 18. What is Human Geography? A) The distribution of populations and resources, land use, and industries. B) Branch of geography dealing with how human activity affects or is influenced by the earth's surface. C) Branch of geography dealing with natural features and processes. D) The study of Continents and Oceans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The distribution of populations and resources, land use, and industries. 19. Many people leave the country for the city because they want A) To own land. B) To find jobs. C) To increase food production. D) To improve their health. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To find jobs. 20. Which of these are a push factor? A) Better paying jobs. B) Lack of job opportunities. C) Favorable Climate. D) Higher standard of living. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lack of job opportunities. 21. Central place theory describes the A) Spatial patterns of urban and outlying areas based on the flow of goods and services. B) Tendency of different ethnic groups to congregate in a single location. C) Tendency of civilizations to form around certain natural features. D) Outward radiation of cultural patterns from a central place. E) Tendency of wealth to concentrate in urban core areas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spatial patterns of urban and outlying areas based on the flow of goods and services. 22. Slaves migrating on the Underground railroad traveled from ..... to ..... A) States in the Eastern Part of the U.S. to states in the West. B) States in the South to States in the North and Canada. C) Large cities in the East to small towns and farms in the Midwest. D) The South to big cities in the North. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) States in the South to States in the North and Canada. 23. What are fair treatment before the law and the right to marry and have children examples of? A) Customs. B) Legal rights. C) Human rights. D) Traditions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Human rights. 24. A large city and its suburbs and towns is called a what? A) Metropolitan Area. B) Megalopolis. C) Residential Area. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metropolitan Area. 25. Made up of a central place and surrounding areas affected by it. Often, this is a metropolitan area that consists of a major city and lots of smaller towns or cities that surround it. A) Functional region. B) Perceptual region. C) Cultural landscape. D) Free enterprise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Functional region. 26. Which of the following is an example of a push factor in migration? A) Family reunification in a different country. B) Favorable climate in a new region. C) Political instability in a home country. D) Job opportunities in a new city. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Political instability in a home country. 27. Which factor best explains why Europe is home to many manufacturing industries? A) Many immigrants to the region provide labor for work in factories. B) Tourists who visit the region want to shop for European products. C) Access to ports and navigable river facilitates the distribution of goods. D) Cold climate conditions make it necessary to work indoors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Access to ports and navigable river facilitates the distribution of goods. 28. These winds blow from west to east and keep most of Western Europe and coastal Northern Europe warm A) Siberia. B) Subarctic. C) Humid Continental. D) Westerlies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Westerlies. 29. One person, a dictator, has absolute power over the government, people and the economy. A) Totalitarianism. B) Absolute Monarchy. C) Constitutional Republic. D) Dictatorship. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dictatorship. 30. The central city and its surrounding suburbs is known as a A) Urban Morphology. B) Urban Area. C) Zoning Laws. D) Megalopolis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Urban Area. 31. The reasons why European states wanted to have colonies can be summarized as all BUT which of the following? A) Guilt. B) Glory. C) God. D) Gold. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Guilt. 32. Choose the Cultural Institution. A) Music. B) Education. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Education. 33. Radical School of Thought employed: A) Humanistic Theory. B) Marxian Theory. C) Gandhian Theory. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marxian Theory. 34. Thanksgiving is an example of which element of culture? A) Art. B) Language. C) Tradition. D) Food. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tradition. 35. Which of the following movements have arisen in response to the growth of large-scale agribusiness? A) Industrial agriculture, pesticide use, and synthetic fertilizers. B) Fair trade/Organic farming, sustainable agriculture, and local food movements. C) Genetically modified organisms, factory farming, and monoculture. D) Food deserts, urban agriculture, and food sovereignty. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fair trade/Organic farming, sustainable agriculture, and local food movements. 36. Delayed degenerative diseases is what stage of the ETM? A) Stage 4. B) Stage 2. C) Stage 5. D) Stage 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stage 4. 37. The theme of human geography is based on- A) The study of nature. B) The study of human beings and their activities. C) The relationship between man and his natural environment. D) The study of phenomenon occurred on the surface of the earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The relationship between man and his natural environment. 38. Which river is known as the Ganga of the South? A) Kaveri. B) Yamuna. C) Godavari. D) Tapi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Godavari. 39. The boulders of Mount Everest and the sand of Boracay are part of which sphere of the Earth? A) Biosphere. B) Geosphere. C) Hydrosphere. D) Atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Geosphere. 40. The Holy Book of Confucianism is/are ..... A) Analects, Five classics. B) Talmud. C) Bible. D) Qu'ran. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Analects, Five classics. 41. These are features made by man. (Examples:schools, lighthouses, pier, fountains) A) Physical. B) Human. C) Location. D) Place. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Human. 42. 75 percent of the population in the U.S. practice what religion? A) Christianity. B) Judaism. C) Islam. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Christianity. 43. They are elements of a culture. A) Religion & economy. B) Language & schools. C) Politics & beliefs. D) Clothing & food. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Clothing & food. 44. Which of the following is a role of government? A) To maintain order in an area. B) To establish a state religion. C) To create a unique culture for a group of people. D) To manage an area's natural resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To maintain order in an area. 45. Why is having an infrastructure necessary for economic success? A) It is a tax collected to help educate a country's citizens. B) Nations need buildings, roads, and services for the economy to run. C) It helps parliaments decide how to pass laws that rule the economy. D) Businesses depend on it because it helps determine currency values. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nations need buildings, roads, and services for the economy to run. 46. According to the classic bid-rent curve, what happens to the value of land as one gets closer to the Central Business District (CBD)? A) Land gets used more extensively. B) Land gets more expensive. C) Land gets used less intensively. D) Land gets more affordable along busy streets. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Land gets more expensive. 47. Which of the following originated in South Asia and subsequently spread throughout much of Southeast and East Asia? A) Confucianism. B) Sikhism. C) Buddhism. D) Hinduism. E) Christianity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buddhism. 48. Many Jewish people left Russia in 1882 because of hatred toward them. A) Push. B) Pull. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Push. 49. This type of location describes the relation of a place. A) Special Purpose Map. B) Relative location. C) GPS signal. D) Absolute location. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Relative location. 50. The migration to the South in the 1950-2010 was due to what factors? A) The discovery of gold and precious gems. B) Improvements in agricultural technology enable people to cultivate the land in that region. C) More natural resources were available including oil and natural gas. D) Warmer climates and job opportunities. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Warmer climates and job opportunities. 51. If the map scale on a map says it is 1:200, then the map is how many times smaller than the place being represented? A) 2000. B) 2. C) 20. D) 200. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 200. 52. What does the term 'urbanization' refer to in human geography? A) The decline of rural areas. B) The growth and expansion of cities. C) The conservation of natural resources. D) The study of ancient civilizations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The growth and expansion of cities. 53. Which of the following is a correct statement about the major cities of the world? A) Most are found in areas that are not very suitable for agriculture. B) Most primate cities are located in the United States and western Europe. C) They are concentrated between the tropic of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn. D) Most are located on rivers or seacoasts. E) The world's fastest-growing cities are found in areas with the highest standards of living. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Most are located on rivers or seacoasts. 54. In which of the following approaches the description of all aspects of a region undertaken? A) Exploration and description. B) Regional Analysis. C) Areal differentiation. D) Spatial organisation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Regional Analysis. 55. ..... school of thought laid greatemphasis on lived experience and also onthe perception of space by social categoriesbased on ethnicity, race and religion, etc. A) Behavioural. B) Humanistic. C) Welfare. D) Radical. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Radical. 56. A primary differentiation between a state and a nation is that a state is a A) Product of history, whereas a nation is a product of people. B) Controversial issue, whereas a nation is more peaceful. C) Mutable concept, whereas a nation is permanent. D) Fixed geographic item, whereas a nation is not linked to a territory. E) Political abstract, whereas a nation is a human group. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Political abstract, whereas a nation is a human group. 57. The geographer who first calculated the Earth's circumference with relative accuracy was ..... A) Idrisi. B) Michael Jackson. C) Ptomely. D) Eratosthenes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eratosthenes. 58. One problem faced by the world's population today is A) Too many jobs. B) A decline in foreign trade. C) A decrease in the use of natural resources. D) Not enough schools. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not enough schools. 59. Which of the following countries are not part of the European Union? A) Switzerland and Norway. B) Finland and Belgium. C) Italy and Iceland. D) France and Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Switzerland and Norway. 60. System the Netherlands uses to control the North Sea and flooding A) Polder. B) Geothermal Energy. C) Feudalism. D) Balkanization. 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