Multiple choice questions.
(i) Which one of the following scholars coined the term ‘Geography’?
(a) Herodotus (c) Galileo
(b) Erathosthenese (d) Aristotle
(ii) Which one of the following features can be termed as ‘physical feature’?
(a) Port (c) Plain
(b) Road (d) Water park
(iii) Make correct pairs from the following two columns and mark the correct
option.
1. Meteorology A. Population Geography
2. Demography B. Soil Geography
3. Sociology C. Climatology
4. Pedology D. Social Geography
(a) 1B,2C,3A,4D (c) 1D,2B,3C,4A
(b) 1A,2D,3B,4C (d) 1C,2A,3D,4B
(iv) Which one of the following questions is related to cause-effect relationship?
(a) Why (c) What
(b) Where (d) When
(v) Which one of the following disciplines attempts temporal synthesis?
(a) Sociology (c) Anthropology
(b) Geography (d) History
Answers
Answer:
1) B
2) C
4) C
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1. (b) Erathosthenese coined the term ‘Geography’. He was a a Greek mathematician, geographer and astronomer. He was known as the Father of Geography because of this reason.
2. (c) Plain. Following are the physical features: mountains, hills, valleys, plains, plateaus, oceans, lakes, deserts and wilderness
3. (d) 1C,2A,3D,4B.
Meteorology and Climatology are the same, the study of the atmosphere and climate.
Demography is the the composition of a particular human population.
Sociology is the study of social problems.
Pedology is another term for soil science.
4. (a) Why- is related to cause-effect relationship.
5. (d) History-discipline that attempts temporal synthesis. The changes in land-forms, climate, economic activities and developments have followed a definite historic course.