Fundamentals of Physical Geography Chapter 1 Quiz
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What is the core concern of geography as a discipline?

  • Understanding the earth as the home of human beings (correct)
  • Studying the earth's physical components in isolation
  • Analyzing the spatial distributions of nature
  • Exploring the depths of human geography

    • Which major components make up the earth's surface according to the text?

  • Human-made structures and flora
  • Atmosphere and lithosphere
  • Nature (physical environment) and life forms (correct)
  • Biosphere and hydrosphere

    • What distinguishes physical geography from human geography?

  • Examination of the relationship between physical/natural and human worlds (correct)
  • Investigation of the influence of human activities on ecosystems
  • Focus on spatial distributions of human phenomena
  • Study of social and economic differences between different parts of the world

    • Why is geography considered an integrative field of study?

    <p>As it studies both physical environment and human phenomena</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which branch of geography focuses on the social and economic differences between different parts of the world?

    <p>Human geography</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the emphasis of studying nature and human beings in geography?

    <p>To study all elements that have sustained human beings</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term is used to describe the debate on whether geography should be law making/theorising or descriptive?

    <p>Dichotomy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do German geographers describe the 'state/country' as?

    <p>A living organism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text define as 'environmental determinism'?

    <p>The interaction between primitive human society and strong forces of nature</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the understanding of the concepts of friction and heat help humans discover?

    <p>Fire</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is the relationship between human societies and the earth's surface defined in the text?

    <p>Synthetic study</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term is used in the text to describe networks of road, railways, and waterways?

    <p>Arteries of circulation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do human beings create using the resources provided by the physical environment?

    <p>Houses, villages, cities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is extremely important in human creation and production?

    <p>Tools and techniques used</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term is used to describe regions, villages, towns in the metaphors using symbols from human anatomy?

    <p>Organisms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What level of cultural development does technology indicate according to the text?

    <p>The advancement of society</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What concept introduced by Griffith Taylor reflects a middle path between environmental determinism and possibilism?

    <p>Neodeterminism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a red traffic light signify in the concept of neo-determinism described in the text?

    <p>'Stop'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which school of thought in human geography was mainly concerned with aspects such as housing, health, and education?

    <p>Welfare school of thought</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the behavioural school of thought in human geography emphasize?

    <p>Perception of space based on ethnicity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which aspect does the concept of neo-determinism aim to balance?

    <p>Environmental determinism and possibilism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of the text, what does Griffith Taylor's concept of neodeterminism suggest about conquering nature?

    <p>By obeying nature's signals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is the traffic regulated at crossroads according to the text?

    <p>'Stop' at red light, 'Get set' at amber light, 'Go' at green light</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main focus of the radical school of thought in human geography?

    <p>Basic cause of poverty</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which discipline does human geography exhibit a highly inter-disciplinary nature with?

    <p>'Sister disciplines in social sciences'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the aspects considered by the welfare or humanistic school of thought in human geography according to the text?

    <p>Housing, health, education</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following factors is not emphasized in the post-modernism school of thought in human geography?

    <p>Applying laws of physics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During which period was the emergence of the humanistic, radical, and behavioural schools of thought in human geography significant?

    <p>1970s</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which school of thought in human geography focused on mappable patterns for different human activities using computers and statistical tools?

    <p>Quantitative revolution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main objective of undertaking elaborate descriptions of all aspects of a region in the Colonial period according to the text?

    <p>Understanding regional uniqueness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which discipline does Human Geography have an interface with when discussing Social Well-being?

    <p>Welfare Economics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do the three new schools of thought in human geography emerging in the 1970s make more relevant to socio-political reality?

    <p>Human geography</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which period did human geography witness a focus on identifying the uniqueness of various regions?

    <p>Late 1950s to late 1960s</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the keyword in Ellen C. Semple's definition of human geography?

    <p>Dynamism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the text, what is Benda engaged in as part of his tribe's agricultural practices?

    <p>Shifting cultivation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Benda thank Loi-Lugi, the spirit of the forest, for?

    <p>Quenching his thirst</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used in the text to describe societies living in complete harmony with their natural environment?

    <p>Primitive societies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term did earlier scholars use to describe the interaction between humans and their environment?

    <p>Possibilism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'Mother Nature' symbolize in the context of the text?

    <p>Nurturing aspect of nature for primitive societies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What development allows humans to move from a state of necessity to a state of freedom according to the text?

    <p>Social development</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what way do human activities impact the environment, according to the text?

    <p>'Mother Nature' becomes humanized over time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What aspect of nature gets humanized and bears human imprints over time?

    <p>Entire landscape</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterizes winters in the town of Trondheim, as mentioned in the text?

    <p>Fierce winds and heavy snow</p> Signup and view all the answers

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