Arrange the following approaches of human geography chronologically.
(A) Emergence of humanistic, radical and behavioural schools of thought.
(B) Exploration and description
(C) Regional Analysis
(D) Spatial Organization
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (B), (C), (D), (A)
(B) Exploration and description — the early colonial period, when imperial and trade interests prompted the discovery of new areas.
(C) Regional Analysis — the later colonial period, with elaborate descriptions of all aspects of a region.
(D) Spatial Organization — the late 1950s to the late 1960s, the phase of the quantitative revolution with computers and statistical tools.
(A) Emergence of humanistic, radical and behavioural schools of thought — the 1970s, out of discontent with the dehumanised quantitative approach.
Note: A similar question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2023 on 13-06-2023 (Slot 1).
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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