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31.

The apporach that some geographical facts according to Ritter , cannot be explained scientifically , termed as :

  • Locational

  • Ecological 

  • Teleological

  • Regional


32.

Whose portrayals epitomised the relationship of political geography to foreign policy ?

  • Adolf Hitler

  • Winston Churchill

  • Karl Haushoffer

  • Isaiah Bowman


33.

Who amongst the following defined geography as a chorological science ?

  • Richthofen

  • Hettner

  • Ptolemy

  • Peter Haggett


34.

"The dominant idea in all geographical progress is that of terrestrial unity." This statement is attributed to :

  • Richard Hartshorne

  • Vidal de la Blache

  • Jean Brunhes

  • Friedrich Ratzel


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35.

Who was the first promoter of geographical knowledge from Germany ?

  • Ferdinand Von Richthofen

  • Carl Ritter

  • Carl Andree

  • Oscar Peschel


36.

Stop and go determinism was postulated by :

  • Humboldt

  • Jean Brunhes

  • Griffith Taylor

  • Ratzel


37.

LIST I

(Geographers)

LIST II

(Country)

(a) Alexander Von Humboldt (1) France
(b) Ellen Churchill Semple (2) UK
(c) Peter Haggett (3) U.S.A
(d) Jean Brunhes (4) Germany
  • a-4 , b-3 , c-2 , d-1

  • a-3 , b-2 , c-1 , d-4

  • a-2 , b-4 , c-3 , d-1

  • a-1 , b-4 , c-3 , d-2


38.

Nomothetic approach in geography emphasizes of :

  • Induction study

  • Ideographic study

  • Law making study

  • Empirical study


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39.

Who among the following pleaded that "history be treated geographically and geography be treated historically" ?

  • Holmes

  • Herodotus

  • Hecateous

  • Thales of Militus


40.

Which one of the followings is the philosophical basis of Quantitative revolution ?

  • Positivism

  • Existentialism

  • Idealism

  • Probabilism


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