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Geographical Thought

Multiple Choice Questions

The term 'Cosmography' was coined and divided into 'Uranography' and 'Geography' by :

Ritter
Peschel
Humboldt
Varenius

Who among the followingscholars laid down the foundations of dichotomy of general versus species Geography ?

Immanuel Kant
Sebastian Munster
Bernhard Varenius
Peter Apian

True Or False

Which of the following pairs does not match ?

Al-Masudi - Router and Realms

Al-Balaki - Kitabul Ashkal

Al-Biruni - Kitab-al-Hind

Ibn-Khaldun - Muqaddimah

Multiple Choice Questions

Who among thr following scholars emphasized on the behavourial approach in geography ?

Johnston
Kirk
Burton
Gregory

Which one of the following in the correct sequence of German geographers contributing to the development of grographical thought ?

Ratzel-Troll-Hettner-Peschell
Peschel-Hettner-Ratzel-Troll
Peschel-Ratzel-Hettner-Troll
Troll-Hettner-Peschel-Ratzel

6.
"The same environment carries different meanings to people with different ways of living and culture." This statement is related to which one of the following concepts?

Probabilism

Determinism

Possibilism

Stop and Go determisim

Possibilism

Possibilism is the reaction to the determinism and environmental determinism. It is based on the assumption that environment sets certain constraints but the culture is otherwise determined by social conditions. This theory says that the true and only geographical problem is that to utilization of possibilities. The same environment carries different meanings to people with different ways of living and culture. This statement is related to Possibilism.