Arrange the broad features of Human Geography in the chronological order.
(A) Grand generalisations and the applicability of universal theories
(B) Identifying mappable patterns for different human activities
(C) Identifying the uniqueness of any region
(D) Discovery and exploration of new areas
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (D), (C), (B), (A)
(D) Discovery and exploration of new areas — first. In the Early Colonial period, imperial and trade interests led to the discovery and exploration of new areas.
(C) Identifying the uniqueness of any region — second. From the 1930s through the inter-War period, areal differentiation focused on how and why each region was different from others.
(B) Identifying mappable patterns for different human activities — third. In the late 1950s to the late 1960s, the phase of spatial organisation (the quantitative revolution) aimed to identify mappable patterns.
(A) Grand generalisations and the applicability of universal theories — fourth. In the 1990s, post-modernism questioned these grand generalisations and universal theories.
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Table 1.1: Broad Stages and Thrust of Human Geography |
