Which one of the following sub-fields is related to Economic Geography?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Agricultural Geography
Human geography has several fields, such as social, political and economic geography, and each field has its own sub-fields.
Option (1) Historical Geography — Incorrect. It is a sub-field of Social Geography. Its sister discipline is History.
Option (2) Electoral Geography — Incorrect. It is a sub-field of Political Geography. Its sister discipline is Psephology.
Option (3) Agricultural Geography — Correct. Agricultural Geography is the Geography of Agriculture, a sub-field of Economic Geography. Its sister discipline is Agricultural Sciences.
Option (4) Cultural Geography — Incorrect. It is a sub-field of Social Geography. Its sister discipline is Anthropology.
NCERT (2026-27):
Table 1.2: Human Geography and Sister Disciplines of Social Sciences |
