Radical school approach in human geography is related to ________.

The correct answer is Option (4) → explaining the basic cause of poverty and social inequality

Human geography has followed different approaches in different periods. The radical school arose in the 1970s and used Marxian theory to study social problems.

Option (1) encyclopaedic description of the area — Incorrect. This was part of exploration and description in the early colonial period, when new areas were discovered.

Option (2) identifying the uniqueness of any region — Incorrect. This was the focus of areal differentiation, from the 1930s through the inter-war period.

Option (3) identifying mappable pattern for different human activities — Incorrect. This was the aim of spatial organisation, the quantitative revolution of the late 1950s and 1960s.

Option (4) explaining the basic cause of poverty and social inequality — Correct. The radical school linked poverty, deprivation and social inequality to the development of capitalism.

Note: A similar question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2023 on 09-06-2023 (Slot 1).