43 Questions
What is the core concern of geography as a discipline?
Understanding the earth as the home of human beings
Which major components make up the earth's surface according to the text?
Nature (physical environment) and life forms
What distinguishes physical geography from human geography?
Examination of the relationship between physical/natural and human worlds
Why is geography considered an integrative field of study?
As it studies both physical environment and human phenomena
Which branch of geography focuses on the social and economic differences between different parts of the world?
Human geography
What is the emphasis of studying nature and human beings in geography?
To study all elements that have sustained human beings
What term is used to describe the debate on whether geography should be law making/theorising or descriptive?
Dichotomy
What do German geographers describe the 'state/country' as?
A living organism
What does the text define as 'environmental determinism'?
The interaction between primitive human society and strong forces of nature
What did the understanding of the concepts of friction and heat help humans discover?
Fire
How is the relationship between human societies and the earth's surface defined in the text?
Synthetic study
Which term is used in the text to describe networks of road, railways, and waterways?
Arteries of circulation
What do human beings create using the resources provided by the physical environment?
Houses, villages, cities
What is extremely important in human creation and production?
Tools and techniques used
What term is used to describe regions, villages, towns in the metaphors using symbols from human anatomy?
Organisms
What level of cultural development does technology indicate according to the text?
The advancement of society
What concept introduced by Griffith Taylor reflects a middle path between environmental determinism and possibilism?
Neodeterminism
What does a red traffic light signify in the concept of neo-determinism described in the text?
'Stop'
Which school of thought in human geography was mainly concerned with aspects such as housing, health, and education?
Welfare school of thought
What does the behavioural school of thought in human geography emphasize?
Perception of space based on ethnicity
Which aspect does the concept of neo-determinism aim to balance?
Environmental determinism and possibilism
In the context of the text, what does Griffith Taylor's concept of neodeterminism suggest about conquering nature?
By obeying nature's signals
How is the traffic regulated at crossroads according to the text?
'Stop' at red light, 'Get set' at amber light, 'Go' at green light
What is the main focus of the radical school of thought in human geography?
Basic cause of poverty
Which discipline does human geography exhibit a highly inter-disciplinary nature with?
'Sister disciplines in social sciences'
What are the aspects considered by the welfare or humanistic school of thought in human geography according to the text?
Housing, health, education
Which of the following factors is not emphasized in the post-modernism school of thought in human geography?
Applying laws of physics
During which period was the emergence of the humanistic, radical, and behavioural schools of thought in human geography significant?
1970s
Which school of thought in human geography focused on mappable patterns for different human activities using computers and statistical tools?
Quantitative revolution
What was the main objective of undertaking elaborate descriptions of all aspects of a region in the Colonial period according to the text?
Understanding regional uniqueness
Which discipline does Human Geography have an interface with when discussing Social Well-being?
Welfare Economics
What do the three new schools of thought in human geography emerging in the 1970s make more relevant to socio-political reality?
Human geography
In which period did human geography witness a focus on identifying the uniqueness of various regions?
Late 1950s to late 1960s
What is the keyword in Ellen C. Semple's definition of human geography?
Dynamism
In the text, what is Benda engaged in as part of his tribe's agricultural practices?
Shifting cultivation
What does Benda thank Loi-Lugi, the spirit of the forest, for?
Quenching his thirst
What is the term used in the text to describe societies living in complete harmony with their natural environment?
Primitive societies
What term did earlier scholars use to describe the interaction between humans and their environment?
Possibilism
What does the term 'Mother Nature' symbolize in the context of the text?
Nurturing aspect of nature for primitive societies
What development allows humans to move from a state of necessity to a state of freedom according to the text?
Social development
In what way do human activities impact the environment, according to the text?
'Mother Nature' becomes humanized over time
What aspect of nature gets humanized and bears human imprints over time?
Entire landscape
What characterizes winters in the town of Trondheim, as mentioned in the text?
Fierce winds and heavy snow
Test your knowledge on the chapter 'Geography as a Discipline' from the book 'Fundamentals of Physical Geography'. Explore the nature of geography and its various branches mentioned in the chapter. See how well you remember the link between human geography and geography as a whole.
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