Match List-I with List-II:
| List-I (Approaches in Human Geography) | List-II (Broad features) | ||
| (A) | Areal Differentiation | (I) | Identifying the uniqueness of any region and understanding how and why it is different |
| (B) | Spatial Organisation | (II) | Application of quantitative techniques in Geography |
| (C) | Behavioural School | (III) | Discontent with quantitative revolution and its dehumanized manner of doing Geography |
| (D) | Post-modernism | (IV) | Focus on local context |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)
(A) Areal Differentiation — this matches (I) Identifying the uniqueness of any region and understanding how and why it is different. This was the approach of the 1930s and the inter-War period.
(B) Spatial Organisation — this matches (II) Application of quantitative techniques in Geography. Computers and statistical tools were used; this phase was the quantitative revolution.
(C) Behavioural School — this matches (III) Discontent with quantitative revolution and its dehumanized manner of doing Geography. This discontent gave rise to the humanistic, radical and behavioural schools in the 1970s.
(D) Post-modernism — this matches (IV) Focus on local context. This was the approach of the 1990s.
NCERT (2026-27): Fundamentals of Human Geography — Chapter 1, Table 1.1: Broad Stages and Thrust of Human Geography (part)
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