In geography, regions, villages and towns have been described as _______.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Organisms
Geography describes both physical and human features in metaphors taken from the human body.
Option (1) Face — Incorrect. We talk of the ‘face’ of the earth, not of regions or villages.
Option (2) Organisms — Correct. Regions, villages and towns have been described as ‘organisms’; German geographers even call the state or country a ‘living organism’.
Option (3) Arteries of circulation — Incorrect. This metaphor is used for networks of roads, railways and waterways, which carry movement the way arteries carry blood.
Option (4) Profile — Incorrect. ‘Profile’ is used for the soil, as in the profile of the soil.
NCERT (2025-26): “…It is interesting to note that both physical and human phenomena are described in metaphors using symbols from the human anatomy. We often talk of the ‘face’ of the earth, ‘eye’ of the storm, ‘mouth’ of the river, ‘snout’ (nose) of the glacier, ‘neck’ of the isthmus and ‘profile’ of the soil. Similarly regions, villages, towns have been described as ‘organisms’. German geographers describe the ‘state/country’ as a ‘living organism’. Networks of road, railways and water ways have often been described as ‘arteries of circulation’.…” |