Environmental determinism
Environmental determinism is a Geography concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 3 past MPSC questions (2018, 2022, 2025). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations.
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खालील विधान (A) आणि कारण (R) साठी योग्य पर्याय निवडा. विधान (A) : एस्किमो इग्लू मध्ये राहतात. कारण (R) : बर्फाशिवाय इतर कोणतेही पदार्थ उपलब्ध नाहीत. For the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) below, choose the correct alternative. Assertion (A) : Eskimos reside in igloos. Reason (R) : No other material except snow is available.
Eskimos do live in igloos (Assertion is true), but the reason is not lack of other materials alone; igloos are efficient, quick shelters built from packed snow blocks suited to the Arctic environment.
यादी I आणि यादी II यांच्या योग्य जोड्या जुळवा आणि योग्य पर्याय निवडा : यादी I अ. अर्डकुंडे ब. ॲन्थ्रोपोजिऑग्राफी क. जिऑग्राफीया हुमेना ड. कॉसमॉस यादी II I. अलेक्झांडर व्हॉन हंबोल्ट II. जीन ब्रुन्स III. कार्ल रिटर IV. फ्रेडरिक रॅटझेल अ ब क ड (1) II III I IV (2) IV II III I (3) III IV II I (4) I III IV II
(a)अर्डकुंडे
(b)ॲन्थ्रोपोजिऑग्राफी
(c)जिऑग्राफीया हुमेना
(d)कॉसमॉस
Matching foundational works and authors in Human Geography: Erdkunde was written by Carl Ritter, Anthropogeographie by Friedrich Ratzel, Geographia Generalis/Humana by Jean Brunhes (or related concepts), and Cosmos by Alexander von Humboldt.
______ हे मानवी भूगोलाचे जनक आहेत. (1) हेरोडोटस (2) हेकाटायस (3) विडाल-डी-ला-ब्लाश (4) ब्रुन्स The father of Human Geography is ______. (1) Herodotus (2) Hecataeus (3) Vidal-de-la-Blache (4) Brunhes
Paul Vidal de la Blache is widely recognized as the father of Human Geography and the founder of the French school of human geography, emphasizing possibilism.