Arrange the following approaches of human geography chronologically.
A. Exploration and description
B. Areal differentiation
C. Regional analysis
D. Spatial organization
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A, C, B, D
(A) Exploration and description — the early colonial period, when imperial and trade interests led to the discovery of new areas and their encyclopaedic description.
(C) Regional analysis — the later colonial period, when every aspect of a region was described in detail, on the idea that the parts would explain the whole earth.
(B) Areal differentiation — the 1930s, through the inter-War period, when the focus was on what made each region unique and different from others.
(D) Spatial organisation — the late 1950s to the late 1960s, the quantitative revolution, with computers and statistical tools used to find mappable patterns.
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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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