GEOG/IV/04 Student's Copy
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Pre-CBCS
4th Semester
GEOGRAPHY
FOURTH PAPER
Human Geography
Full Marks 55
Time 2½ hours
PART A—OBJECTIVE
Marks 20
The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions
SECTION—A
Marks 5
Tick the correct answer in the brackets provided 1×5=5
1. Who is regarded as the 'Father of Human Geography'?
Eratosthenes
Vidal de la Blache
Friedrich Ratzel
Carl Ritter
2. The most accepted racial classification of India was given by
S. M. Ali
B. P. Khan
R. L. Singh
B. S. Guha
/400A 1 Contd.
3. The Bushmen are found in the
cold region
hot region
plateau region
mountainous region
4. The concept of the theory of optimum population was initiated by
Malthus
Sidgwick
Carr-Saunders
Dalton
5. In the settlement patterns, the nebular pattern is also known as
amorphous pattern
star-like pattern
oval pattern
linear pattern
SECTION—B
Marks 15
Answer/Write on the following in not more than 5 sentences each 3×5=15
1. Neo-Determinism
2. Races of India as recognized by Dr. B. S. Guha
3. Major linguistic groups of India
4. What are the factors of uneven distribution of world population?
5. Urban settlement
GEOG/IV/04/400A 2 Contd.
PART B—DESCRIPTIVE
Marks 35
The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions
Answer five questions, selecting one from each Unit
UNIT—I
1. Define Human Geography. Explain the scope of Human Geography.
2. Discuss the idea of determinism and possibilism in the context of Human
Geography. 7
UNIT—II
3. What do you understand by the term Discuss in brief the basis of
racial classification.
4. Narrate the economy and society of the people of Palaeolithic or Mesolithic
ages. 7
UNIT—III
5. Describe the major religious groups of India. 7
6. Discuss the geographical influence on the mode of life of either the Masai
or the Gujjars. 7
UNIT—IV
7. What are the different kinds of migration? Discuss in brief the main causes
of migration in different parts of the world. 7
8. Identify the densely populated regions of the world. 7
GEOG/IV/04/400A 3 Contd.
UNIT—V
9. What do you mean by settlement? Discuss the types of rural settlements
with suitable diagram.
10. Write on the functional classification of towns with suitable examples. 7