CBSE Class 11 Humanities Geography · Ch 1: Geography as a Discipline

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Difficulty: 3 easy · 9 medium · 18 hard

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The first 5 questions of this free test.

1. Q1. A geographer studying a village notes 'where' the houses are located, 'why' they are located there near the river, and 'when' the settlement grew. The emphasis on the 'where' aspect — the spatial distribution and association of features over area — chiefly gives geography its character as the study of:

   • A. Chronological sequence of events
   • B. Biological evolution of species
   • C. Economic growth of nations
   • D. Areal differentiation and spatial distribution
   Solution

   Geography is primarily concerned with the spatial attribute, i.e., the distribution and association of phenomena over the earth's surface ('where' and areal differentiation).

2. Q2. A student lists the following as sub-fields of human geography: population geography, settlement geography, economic geography, and geomorphology. Which one is the 'odd one out'?

   • A. Settlement geography
   • B. Population geography
   • C. Economic geography
   • D. Geomorphology
   Solution

   Geomorphology is a branch of physical geography (study of landforms), while the others are branches of human geography.

3. Q3. Match the branch of physical geography with the phenomenon it studies and choose the correct option: I. Geomorphology II. Climatology III. Hydrology IV. Soil Geography a. Water bodies b. Landforms c. Soils d. Atmospheric conditions

   • A. I-a, II-d, III-b, IV-c
   • B. I-b, II-d, III-a, IV-c
   • C. I-c, II-d, III-a, IV-b
   • D. I-b, II-a, III-d, IV-c
   Solution

   Geomorphology studies landforms, climatology studies atmospheric conditions, hydrology studies water bodies and soil geography studies soils.

4. Q4. Assertion (A): Geography is called a dualistic discipline. Reason (R): There have been debates such as physical versus human geography and systematic versus regional approaches within the subject. Choose the correct option:

   • A. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
   • B. A is false but R is true
   • C. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
   • D. A is true but R is false
   Solution

   Geography faces dualisms like physical vs human and systematic vs regional, which correctly explains why it is called dualistic.

5. Q5. Read the following statements about the nature of geography and choose the correct option: 1. Geography is an integrating discipline that studies the interrelationship between the physical and human worlds. 2. Geography studies the association of phenomena over space, giving it a spatial attribute. 3. Geography is only a physical science and has no link with social sciences.

   • A. Statements 1 and 3 are correct
   • B. Statements 2 and 3 are correct
   • C. All three statements are correct
   • D. Statements 1 and 2 are correct
   Solution

   Geography is an integrating discipline with a strong spatial focus and links to both natural and social sciences, so statement 3 is wrong.

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