Social and Cultural Geography

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What is the study of the relationship between humans and their environment called?

  1. Social Geography

  2. Cultural Geography

  3. Physical Geography

  4. Economic Geography


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Social Geography is the study of the relationship between humans and their environment, including how humans interact with each other and how they use and modify their environment.

Which of the following is NOT a branch of Social Geography?

  1. Population Geography

  2. Urban Geography

  3. Rural Geography

  4. Physical Geography


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Physical Geography is not a branch of Social Geography, but rather a branch of Physical Geography.

What is the study of the distribution and movement of people called?

  1. Population Geography

  2. Urban Geography

  3. Rural Geography

  4. Economic Geography


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Population Geography is the study of the distribution and movement of people, including their density, growth rates, and migration patterns.

Which of the following is NOT a factor that affects population distribution?

  1. Climate

  2. Topography

  3. Natural resources

  4. Government policies


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Government policies are not a factor that directly affects population distribution, although they can have an indirect impact.

What is the study of cities and urban areas called?

  1. Population Geography

  2. Urban Geography

  3. Rural Geography

  4. Economic Geography


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Urban Geography is the study of cities and urban areas, including their structure, function, and development.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of urban areas?

  1. High population density

  2. Heterogeneity

  3. Specialization

  4. Isolation


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Isolation is not a characteristic of urban areas, which are typically characterized by high population density and interaction.

What is the study of rural areas called?

  1. Population Geography

  2. Urban Geography

  3. Rural Geography

  4. Economic Geography


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Rural Geography is the study of rural areas, including their structure, function, and development.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of rural areas?

  1. Low population density

  2. Homogeneity

  3. Generalization

  4. Isolation


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Generalization is not a characteristic of rural areas, which are typically characterized by low population density and diversity.

What is the study of the relationship between culture and geography called?

  1. Social Geography

  2. Cultural Geography

  3. Physical Geography

  4. Economic Geography


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Cultural Geography is the study of the relationship between culture and geography, including how culture shapes the landscape and how the landscape shapes culture.

Which of the following is NOT a branch of Cultural Geography?

  1. Historical Geography

  2. Political Geography

  3. Religious Geography

  4. Economic Geography


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Economic Geography is not a branch of Cultural Geography, but rather a branch of Economic Geography.

What is the study of the relationship between language and geography called?

  1. Historical Geography

  2. Political Geography

  3. Linguistic Geography

  4. Religious Geography


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Linguistic Geography is the study of the relationship between language and geography, including how language varies across space and how it is influenced by geographical factors.

Which of the following is NOT a factor that affects linguistic variation?

  1. Climate

  2. Topography

  3. Migration

  4. Government policies


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Government policies are not a factor that directly affects linguistic variation, although they can have an indirect impact.

What is the study of the relationship between religion and geography called?

  1. Historical Geography

  2. Political Geography

  3. Religious Geography

  4. Economic Geography


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Religious Geography is the study of the relationship between religion and geography, including how religion shapes the landscape and how the landscape shapes religion.

Which of the following is NOT a factor that affects religious distribution?

  1. Climate

  2. Topography

  3. Migration

  4. Government policies


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Climate is not a factor that directly affects religious distribution, although it can have an indirect impact.

What is the study of the relationship between politics and geography called?

  1. Historical Geography

  2. Political Geography

  3. Religious Geography

  4. Economic Geography


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Political Geography is the study of the relationship between politics and geography, including how political boundaries are drawn and how they change over time.

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