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1 Which geographer described human geography as the study of "the changing relationship between the unresting m… Geography/Geology
Nature of human geography
Easy
2 The key word in Ratzel's definition of human geography is Geography/Geology
Nature of human geography
Easy
3 A student studies how voting patterns differ across constituencies with different social and physical charact… Geography/Geology
Nature of human geography
Medium
4 Population geography within human geography is most closely linked with which sister discipline? Geography/Geology
Nature of human geography
Medium
5 Calling a river's opening into the sea its "mouth" and a glacier's front its "snout" mainly illustrates which… Geography/Geology
Nature of human geography
Hard
6 The idea that nature offers a range of opportunities and humans choose among them is called Geography/Geology
Approaches in human geography
Easy
7 "Stop and go determinism" was proposed by Geography/Geology
Approaches in human geography
Easy
8 A tribal community in a dense forest depends entirely on gathering forest produce and hunting, with very litt… Geography/Geology
Approaches in human geography
Medium
9 The heavy use of computers and statistical tools in human geography is associated with which approach? Geography/Geology
Approaches in human geography
Medium
10 A geographer explains urban slums mainly as the result of unequal ownership of capital and class relations in… Geography/Geology
Approaches in human geography
Hard
11 Population density of a region is calculated as Geography/Geology
Distribution, density and growth
Easy
12 A country has a population of 5 crore and an area of 2,50,000 km². What is its population density? Geography/Geology
Distribution, density and growth
Easy
13 Which of these areas is likely to be the most thinly populated due to geographical factors? Geography/Geology
Distribution, density and growth
Medium
14 In a region, the crude birth rate is 30, the crude death rate is 10, in-migration is 5 and out-migration is 3… Geography/Geology
Distribution, density and growth
Medium
15 The rapid rise in world population after the industrial revolution was mainly due to Geography/Geology
Distribution, density and growth
Hard
16 A pyramid with a wide base and a narrow top represents a population with Geography/Geology
Population change and composition
Easy
17 Which of the following is a pull factor of migration? Geography/Geology
Population change and composition
Easy
18 In a district there are 5,00,000 males and 4,70,000 females. Using the Indian method, what is the sex ratio? Geography/Geology
Population change and composition
Medium
19 In which stage of the demographic transition does population grow most rapidly? Geography/Geology
Population change and composition
Medium
20 A country's age-sex pyramid has a narrow base and a wider middle, and its population is expected to shrink. W… Geography/Geology
Population change and composition
Hard