People living in very cold areas of higher latitudes by artificial he…

The correct answer is Option (1) → Humanisation of nature

As technology grows, people use the resources of nature and change their surroundings to suit their needs. Nature then begins to carry the imprints of human work. This is humanisation of nature.

Option (1) Humanisation of nature — Correct. Heating homes and offices in a very cold place is people using technology to overcome the limits set by nature, as Kari does in Trondheim, Norway.

Option (2) Naturalization of Humans — Incorrect. Here people with very low technology live as nature allows and adapt to it, like Benda in the forests of Abujh Maad.

Option (3) Environmental Determinism — Incorrect. In this idea, nature controls people, who only adapt to its dictates. Artificial heating shows people controlling their surroundings instead.

Option (4) Stop and Go Determinism — Incorrect. This is neo-determinism of Griffith Taylor, the middle path between determinism and possibilism. People go ahead only where nature permits, and stop at its red signals.

Note 1: The answer came from a short story about Kari, who works in a cold town in Norway. Read the stories in the chapter to the last line.

Note 2: This question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2026 on 24-05-2026 (Slot 1, same) and 13-05-2026 (Slot 2, similar), and in CUET (UG) 2025 on 14-05-2025 (Slot 2, similar).