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 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Geography Chapter 1 Human Geography Nature And Scope Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Place can be described as ..... something is, like a building or area. A) What. B) Why. C) Who. D) Where. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What. 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 A) Availability of clean water. B) Delayed technology. C) Overuse of resources. D) Cultural conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Delayed technology. 3. Which of the following forms of agriculture is most suited to mountainous areas with variable climates? A) Hydroponics. B) Vertical farming. C) Grazing livestock. D) Aquaponics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grazing livestock. 4. Religion, Language, Food, Norms, Celebrations, and Music & Arts are all examples of ..... A) Linguistics. B) Interactions. C) Cultural Traits. D) Cultural Institutions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cultural Traits. 5. Mormons moving from Illinois to Utah would be an example of what type of diffusion? A) Relocation. B) Stimulus. C) Contagious. D) Hierarchical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Relocation. 6. Why is a true democracy difficult to maintain? A) People have to stay involved. (They are usually too lazy to do so.). B) People fight too much over the right choices. C) People like to overthrow dictators to take over power. D) Because the King will pass the leadership role to his oldest son. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People have to stay involved. (They are usually too lazy to do so.). 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? A) 50, 000. B) 33, 000. C) 25, 000. D) 75, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 25, 000. 8. The Namib and the Kalahari are two of Africa's A) Savanna. B) Deserts. C) Highest mountains. D) Rainforests. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deserts. 9. People, ideas, goods, etc that are transported from one location to another describe the theme of ..... A) Region. B) Interaction. C) Movement. D) Place. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Movement. 10. Pull factors are things that draw people into certain areas A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. What social event happened in the U.S. during the 1960's and the 1970's? A) Industrialization. B) Civil Rights and Feminist Movements. C) End of Slavery. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Civil Rights and Feminist Movements. 12. Why is the South known as the Sunbelt? A) Because of the warm climate. B) Because of the culture in the south. C) The diversity in the south. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because of the warm climate. 13. Farmers that produce food that they need to survive on a daily basis are called A) Commercial agriculture. B) Industrial agriculture. C) Slash-and-burn agriculture. D) Subsistence agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subsistence agriculture. 14. Which type of government is usually described as making "the rich richer and the poor poorer?" A) Oligarchy. B) Democracy. C) Dictatorship. D) Monarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oligarchy. 15. Who gave the concept of 'Stop and go determinism'? A) E. C. Semple. B) Griffith Taylor. C) Ratzel. D) Vidal de la Blache. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Griffith Taylor. 16. With the help of which of the following do human interact with their physical environment? A) Education. B) Technology. C) Business. D) Industries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Technology. 17. For most of the twentieth century, ethnic diversity in the Balkan region has contributed to- A) A rise of dictators. B) Multiple conflicts. C) Cultural convergence. D) Economic growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Multiple conflicts. 18. Jobs moving out to the suburbs creates: A) Squatter settlements. B) Concentric zones. C) Informal conglomerates. D) Edge cities. E) Exurbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Edge cities. 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 A) The Sector Model. B) Concentric Zone Model. C) The Multiple-Nuclei Model. D) British Urban land Use Model. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Multiple-Nuclei Model. 20. The Bhavani sagar dam is located in ..... city. A) India. B) Chennai. C) Coimbatore. D) Madurai. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coimbatore. 21. Who among the following gave the concept of Neo-Determinism? A) Vidal De La Blache. B) Griffith Taylor. C) Ratzel. D) Ellen C. Semple. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Griffith Taylor. 22. Which of these fruits does Kari likes to eat? A) Dragon Fruit. B) Kiwi. C) Mango. D) Apple. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kiwi. 23. Griffith Taylor explained neo-determinism with the help of ..... A) Train lights. B) Traffic lights. C) Aeroplane light. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Traffic lights. 24. Which economic activity benefits from the extensive railroad network built in Europe? A) Fishing. B) Oil drilling. C) Tourism. D) Mining. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tourism. 25. Areal Differentiation Approach of Human Geography came in which period? A) 1990s. B) 1970s. C) Early colonial period. D) 1930s-inter war period. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1930s-inter war period. 26. Taiwan can be considered a sovereign state because A) The Nationalist party rules both China and Taiwan. B) China recognizes its sovereignty. C) Its government carries on diplomatic relations with many other countries. D) Its size meets the minimum geographic requirement for independence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Its government carries on diplomatic relations with many other countries. 27. Which of the following groups would most likely engage in the gentrification of an older residential neighborhood? A) University students on limited incomes. B) Double-income households without children. C) People above age sixty-five on limited incomes. D) Double-income households with children. E) Recent immigrants on limited incomes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Double-income households without children. 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? A) Stimulus diffusion. B) Expansion diffusion. C) Contagious diffusion. D) Hierarchical diffusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hierarchical diffusion. 29. A ..... is an invisible line that marks the extent of a state's territory. A) Frontier. B) Boundary. C) Territory. D) Nation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Boundary. 30. Which of the following describes a primate city? A) It is economically and politically inter-connected to other cities in the world. B) It is surrounded by walls like a fortress. C) It is linked by colonial administrators to an imperial power. D) It is primarily concerned with its role as a religious center. E) It is disproportionately large in relation to the next largest cities in that country. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) It is disproportionately large in relation to the next largest cities in that country. 31. Everyone, including those that make the rules or laws, must obey them. A) Unlimited Government. B) Limited Government. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Limited Government. 32. Areal differentiations postulates the idea regarding A) Imperial and trade interests. B) Elaboration and description of all aspects of a region. C) Identification and uniqueness of a region. D) Use of computers and sophisticated statistical tools. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Identification and uniqueness of a region. 33. Which of the following countries belongs to the region expected to experience significant population growth in the 21st century? A) Uganda. B) China. C) Russia. D) United States. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Uganda. 34. Which supranational organization focuses on the production of oil? A) OPEC. B) ASEAN. C) NATO. D) EU. E) NAFTA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) OPEC. 35. Established prior to human cultural development and may include physical features such as rivers or mountains. A) Geometric boundary. B) Consequent boundary. C) Relic boundary. D) Antecedent boundary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Antecedent boundary. 36. Which is NOT one of the Five Themes of Geography A) Language. B) Movement. C) Location. D) Human-Environment Interaction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Language. 37. Vatican City are examples of a A) City-state. B) Colony. C) Nation-state. D) Nation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) City-state. 38. What was the 1st European Settlement in the United States? A) Jamestown-British. B) New Orleans-French. C) St. Augustine-Spaniards. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) St. Augustine-Spaniards. 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? A) 100, 000. B) 250, 000. C) 500, 000. D) 1, 000, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 500, 000. 40. Areas of land that are suitable for human living A) Immigrant. B) Migration. C) Urban. D) Habitable lands. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Habitable lands. 41. When Americans celebrate Independence Day, which element of culture is being observed? A) Religion. B) The arts. C) Literature. D) History. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) History. 42. All of the following are true about the Green Revolution EXCEPT A) Takes place mainly in science laboratories. B) Only tested on farms in MDCs. C) Allows for plants and animals that grow in conditions they normally would not. D) Led to the increase in industrial farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Only tested on farms in MDCs. 43. Latin America is considered the hearth for all of the following EXCEPT A) Beans and cotton. B) Sorghum. C) Squash. D) Sweet potato. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sorghum. 44. Religion is one of the major influences on how people of a culture see the world. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 45. Why would an area of New York be referred to as "Little Italy" ? A) Many Italians moved there from Europe. B) It is the same shape as Italy. C) The town is owned by Italy. D) People only speak Italian there. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Many Italians moved there from Europe. 46. German geographers describe the 'state/country' as a:- A) Arteries. B) Living organism. C) Organism. D) Micro organism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Living organism. 47. Which of the following is a sub field of political geography A) Historical geography. B) Gender geography. C) Military geography. D) Cultural geography. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Military geography. 48. Which of the following describes a custom? A) Doing your homework. B) Shaking hands when you greet someone. C) Not littering. D) Studying geography. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shaking hands when you greet someone. 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? A) Physical Geography. B) Human Geography. C) Both. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Human Geography. 50. The pattern of weather in a place over many years is called A) Climate. B) Environment. C) Horizon. D) Precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Climate. 51. In which period the importance of understanding each local context in its own right was emphasised. A) Later colonial period. B) 1990s. C) Late 1950s to the late 1960s. D) Early colonial period. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1990s. 52. This is a negative when it comes to diffusion, but disease is what type of diffusion? A) Relocation. B) Hierarchical. C) Stimulus. D) Contagious. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Contagious. 53. The Taliban can be found in ..... A) Israel. B) Afghanistan. C) Iraq. D) Saudi Arabia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Iraq. 54. In which period quantitative thought became popular in geographical studies? A) 1920. B) LATE 1950'S. C) 1900. D) 1850. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) LATE 1950'S. 55. Having more land available is an example of a ..... A) Push Factor. B) Pull Factor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pull Factor. 56. Farming just enough to be able to care for your family is known as A) Pastorialism. B) Irrigation farming. C) Commercial farming. D) Subsistence farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subsistence farming. 57. What is the 'demographic transition model' used for in human geography? A) To predict weather changes. B) To analyze population growth and changes over time. C) To study animal migration patterns. D) To map geographical features. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To analyze population growth and changes over time. 58. What is Humanisation of Nature? A) Determinism. B) Possibilism. C) Neo determinism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Possibilism. 59. Delimited boundaries can be described as what? A) Drawn on a map. B) Established by legal documents. C) Identified by physical objects. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drawn on a map. 60. If the American company of Nike manufactures shoes in another country, the manufacturing company counts that as part of their ..... A) GNP. B) PPP. C) AVP. D) GDP. 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