Class 12 Geography Chapter 1 Human Geography Nature And Scope Quiz 4 (60 MCQs)

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1. Place can be described as ..... something is, like a building or area.
2. Due to famine and warfare in the East African country of Somalia, many people have fled their homes and migrated to other places within Somalia. This internal migration leads to all of the following EXCEPT
3. Which of the following forms of agriculture is most suited to mountainous areas with variable climates?
4. Religion, Language, Food, Norms, Celebrations, and Music & Arts are all examples of .....
5. Mormons moving from Illinois to Utah would be an example of what type of diffusion?
6. Why is a true democracy difficult to maintain?
7. According to the rank/size rule:If the largest city in a country has a population of 100, 000 people, how many people will reside in the 4th largest city?
8. The Namib and the Kalahari are two of Africa's
9. People, ideas, goods, etc that are transported from one location to another describe the theme of .....
10. Pull factors are things that draw people into certain areas
11. What social event happened in the U.S. during the 1960's and the 1970's?
12. Why is the South known as the Sunbelt?
13. Farmers that produce food that they need to survive on a daily basis are called
14. Which type of government is usually described as making "the rich richer and the poor poorer?"
15. Who gave the concept of 'Stop and go determinism'?
16. With the help of which of the following do human interact with their physical environment?
17. For most of the twentieth century, ethnic diversity in the Balkan region has contributed to-
18. Jobs moving out to the suburbs creates:
19. Name the model:Cities develop around a series of centres. These can then merge through urban sprawl. Some centres will be created through planning, for example, the development of an industrial estate. A very rapid growth of a city may lead to some activities moving to the outskirts (Shopping centres) and therefore creating a new nuclei
20. The Bhavani sagar dam is located in ..... city.
21. Who among the following gave the concept of Neo-Determinism?
22. Which of these fruits does Kari likes to eat?
23. Griffith Taylor explained neo-determinism with the help of .....
24. Which economic activity benefits from the extensive railroad network built in Europe?
25. Areal Differentiation Approach of Human Geography came in which period?
26. Taiwan can be considered a sovereign state because
27. Which of the following groups would most likely engage in the gentrification of an older residential neighborhood?
28. Rihanna's makeup line Fenty Beauty is an example of an influential person starting a trend which is then copied by others. What type of diffusion is this?
29. A ..... is an invisible line that marks the extent of a state's territory.
30. Which of the following describes a primate city?
31. Everyone, including those that make the rules or laws, must obey them.
32. Areal differentiations postulates the idea regarding
33. Which of the following countries belongs to the region expected to experience significant population growth in the 21st century?
34. Which supranational organization focuses on the production of oil?
35. Established prior to human cultural development and may include physical features such as rivers or mountains.
36. Which is NOT one of the Five Themes of Geography
37. Vatican City are examples of a
38. What was the 1st European Settlement in the United States?
39. What is the population of the fourth largest city in a country where the rank-size rule applies if the largest city is two million in population?
40. Areas of land that are suitable for human living
41. When Americans celebrate Independence Day, which element of culture is being observed?
42. All of the following are true about the Green Revolution EXCEPT
43. Latin America is considered the hearth for all of the following EXCEPT
44. Religion is one of the major influences on how people of a culture see the world.
45. Why would an area of New York be referred to as "Little Italy" ?
46. German geographers describe the 'state/country' as a:-
47. Which of the following is a sub field of political geography
48. Which of the following describes a custom?
49. DOLE estimates 10 million workers will lose jobs this year due to COVID-19 pandemic. Which area of geography does this unemployment fall under?
50. The pattern of weather in a place over many years is called
51. In which period the importance of understanding each local context in its own right was emphasised.
52. This is a negative when it comes to diffusion, but disease is what type of diffusion?
53. The Taliban can be found in .....
54. In which period quantitative thought became popular in geographical studies?
55. Having more land available is an example of a .....
56. Farming just enough to be able to care for your family is known as
57. What is the 'demographic transition model' used for in human geography?
58. What is Humanisation of Nature?
59. Delimited boundaries can be described as what?
60. If the American company of Nike manufactures shoes in another country, the manufacturing company counts that as part of their .....