GEOG/II/EC/02 Student's Copy
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CBCS
2nd Semester
GEOGRAPHY
SECOND PAPER
Human Geography
Full Marks 75
Time 3 Hours
PART A—OBJECTIVE
Marks 25
The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions
SECTION—A
Marks 10
Tick the correct answer in the brackets provided 1×10=10
1. Who put forward the idea/concept of neo-determinism?
Emmanuel Kant
E. Semple
E. Huntington
Graffith Taylor
2. Who among the following has written the famous book, Influence of
Geographical Environment
Friedrich Ratzel
E. Huntington
E. Semple
Jean Brunches
/306 1 Contd.
3. Who among the following attempted the first classification of human beings
on the basis of physical characteristics?
Thomas de Gobineau
Haddon
Krogman
Charles Darwin
4. Which of the following is the largest language spoken in the world?
English
Spanish
Mandarin
Hindi
5. Which of the following Continents has the highest density of population?
Asia
Europe
Africa
North America
6. Population has a tendency to increase in
arithmetic progression
exponential progression
simple progression
geometric progression
7. A functionally specialized segment of a large urban complex located
outside the boundaries of the central city is called as
Central Business District
suburb
conurbation
primate city
GEOG/II/EC/02/306 2 Contd.
8. The nucleated settlements are commonly found in
arid region
delta
mountainous region
deserts
9. The primitive people who live in the Kalahari desert are known as
Pigmies
Bantus
Bushmen
Masai
10. The Eskimos lived in
Western Himalaya
Arctic Tundra
Congo Basin
Kalahari
SECTION—B
Marks 15
Write short notes on the following 3×5=15
1. Environmental determinism in human geography
OR
Concept of neo-determinism
2. Definition of language
OR
Major religious group of India
3. Causes of rapid population growth
OR
Meaning of density of population
4. Dispersed settlement
OR
Compact settlement
GEOG/II/EC/02/306 3 Contd.
5. Physical environment of the Eskimos
OR
Habitats of Bushmen
PART B—DESCRIPTIVE
Marks 50
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. Discuss the nature and scope of Human
Geography. 3+7=10
2. Discuss the idea of possibilism in the study of Human Geography. 10
UNIT—II
3. What is cultural region? Describe different cultural regions of the world.
3+7=10
4. Define races. Discuss the important basis of racial classification. 3+7=10
UNIT—III
5. Briefly explain the theory of demographic transition. 10
6. Discuss the factors affecting the distribution of population. 10
UNIT—IV
7. Define urbanization. Discuss the recent trends of urbanization. 3+7=10
8. What is a settlement? Explain the functional classification of towns in
detail. 3+7=10
UNIT—V
9. Write about the economy and society of the Gujjars. 10
10. Discuss the lifestyle and occupation of Masai. 10