Which of the following approach is associated with Quantitative Revolution in Geography?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Spatial Organisation
Option (1) Humanistic Approach — Incorrect. The humanistic school also grew in the 1970s as a reaction to the dehumanised manner of quantitative geography; it was concerned with social well-being.
Option (2) Behaviouralism — Incorrect. The behavioural school, the third school of the 1970s, stressed lived experience and perception of space, not quantitative methods.
Option (3) Areal Differentiation — Incorrect. This approach of the 1930s, through the inter-War period, focused on what makes each region unique, well before computers came into geography.
Option (4) Spatial Organisation — Correct. This approach of the late 1950s to the late 1960s used computers and statistical tools and applied laws of physics to human phenomena. This phase was called the quantitative revolution.
Note: A similar question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2026 on 14-05-2026 (Slot 1), and in CUET (UG) 2023 on 05-06-2023 (Slot 2) and 31-05-2023 (Slot 2).
NCERT: Fundamentals of Human Geography — Chapter 1: Human Geography: Nature and Scope, Table 1.1: Broad Stages and Thrust of Human Geography (2025-26)
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