Class 11 Geography MCQ

1.Who was the first to introduce the word geography? 

(A) Humboldt 

(B) Ptolemy 

(C) Eratosthenes 

(D) Carl Ritter

Ans: (C) Eratosthenes

2. “Geography is the center of all kinds of research” কার whose quote? 

(A) Heartshorn 

(B) Carl Ritter 

(C) Ptolemy 

(D) Jones 

Ans: (D) Jones

3. What is the essence of geography? 

(A) The relationship between man and nature 

(B) Time 

(C) Earth 

(D) space 

Ans: (A) The relationship between man and nature

 4. Who is the founder of modern geography? 

(A) Humboldt and Ritter 

(B) Eratosthenes 

(C) Ptolemy 

(D) Heartshorn 

Ans: (A) Humboldt and Ritter

5. Which of the following is not a branch of human geography? 

(A) Economic geography 

(B) Environmental geography 

(C) Cultural geography 

(D) Historical geography 

Ans: (B) Environmental geography

6. Geography is well established on some aspects of natural and sociological? 

(A) Regional 

(B) systematic 

(C) Both A and B are correct 

(D) None

Ans: (C) Both A and B are correct

Short Q&A Class XI Geography - Geography as a Scripture (Chapter 1) Questions and Answers
| Class 11 Geography Question and Answer: 

1. From which two scriptures is it known about country and time at the same time?

Ans: Geography and geography. 

2. Who was the first to draw a map of the world? 

Ans: Ptolemy. 

3. Who is the father of social geography?

Ans: David Harvey. 

4. Who is the founder of human geography? 

Ans: Humboldt, Ritter, Peter Haget. 

5. The pioneer of cultural geography? 

Ans: North Carl and Sawyer. 

6. Who is the proponent of political geography? 

Ans: McInder, Ratzel, Whitlessy etc.

7. Who wrote the book 'KOSMOS'? 

Ans: Humboldt (1769-1859). 

8. Who wrote the book 'ERDKUNDE'? 

Ans: Ritter (1779-1859 AD).

9. Who wrote the book 'Nature of Geography' (1939)?

Ans: Heartshow (1899-1992). 

10. Who wrote the book 'Dictionary of Geography'?

Ans: Dazzle stamp. 

11. What is the short term geographical information system? 

Ans: GIS. 

12. What does pedology discuss? 

Ans: Liberation. 
 13. Who is called the father of geography? 

Ans: Eratosthenes. 

14. What is Remote Sensing? 

Ans: Remote Sensing is the process of capturing the information of a place on the surface of the earth without going

directly to it through a sensor. 

15. What is GIS? 

Ans: In the present age of information technology we get accurate information about geography not only natural,

regional and economic only through GIS or Geographical Information System. 

16. What is GPS? 

Ans: Global Positioning System is a full-fledged satellite navigation system. It can be used to determine the direction

and position of the land, sea or sky. 

17. Write two differences between systematic and regional geography. 

Ans: 1) Different elements of geography, such as rivers, topography, animals, etc. are properly known and explained

which is called systematic geography in the scriptures. Territorial geography is the method used by geographers to

survey the surface of a land by dividing it into sections. Varenius is said to be the creator of regional geography. 2) In

systematic geography less importance is given to space than material. On the other hand, more importance is given

to location in regional geography. 

18. Who says, "Geography is just a part of mixed mathematics"? 

Ans: Varenius in 1622 AD. 

19. In what year did the 'Quantitative Revolution' begin?

Ans: In 1960. 

20. Who is the author of 'Explanation in Geograph' and 'Social Justice and the City'? 

Ans: David Harvey. 

21. Who wrote the book 'Geographika'?

Ans: Strabo.

Analytical Q&A | Class XI Geography - Geography as a Scripture (Chapter 1) Questions and Answers
| Class 11 Geography Question and Answer: 
 1. Briefly discuss the different branches and perimeters of geography. 

Ans: The content of geography is spread in different branches of natural sciences, biology and social sciences. This is

why geography is considered an interdisciplinary subject. The branch of geography can be basically divided into

three parts. Namely: 1) systematic geography, 2) regional geography. 

 1) Systematic geography: Different elements of geography, such as rivers, topography, animals, etc., are
properly known and explained which is called systematic geography in the scriptures. There are two main
branches of systematic geography. Namely —– (A) Natural Geography and (B) Human Geography. 

(A) Natural Geography - The branch of geography that deals with seas, oceans, rivers, lakes, canals, weather,

climate, etc., is called natural geography. The perimeters and branches of natural geography are: 

. Astronomy: The branch of geography which is explained by calculating latitude and longitude by calculating the

size, shape and time of different planets and stars in space, is called astronomy. 

॥ Geomorphology : The branch of natural geography that mainly deals with the various natural forces that are

involved in the formation, origin and influence of geophysics, is called geomorphology.

III Climate: The branch of natural geography that deals with the various elements of weather and climate

(improvement, humidity, air flow, clouds, precipitation, etc.) is called climatology. 

Iv Water and Oceanography: The branch of natural geography that deals with the distribution and effects of

oceans, rivers, etc., is called water and oceanography. 

v Soil geography : The branch of natural geography which deals with the origin, classification, distribution, erosion

and conservation of soil, etc., is called soil geography. 

vi Biogeography: The branch of natural geography that deals with plants, animals and fauna is called

biogeography. Several branches of this organism geography can be noticed. E.g. 

1) Plant geography, 2) Animal geography, 3) Human ecology, 4) Environmental geography. 

(B) Human Geography - The branch of geography that deals with the differences in human activities, organization

and the interrelationships between people and the environment is called human geography. The different branches

of human geography are: 

i. Population geography: The branch of human geography that deals with the nature, structure, distribution, etc. of

population is called population geography. 

ii. Cultural geography: The branch of human geography that deals with human knowledge, beliefs, customs, skills,

etc., is called cultural geography. 

iii. Settlement Geography: The branch of human geography which deals with the design, development, course of

action, etc. of settlements is called Settlement Geography. 

iv. Economic geography: The branch of human geography that deals with the interrelationships of human beings

with different functions, production and distribution of agricultural and industrial resources, etc., is called economic

geography. 

v. Social geography: The branch of human geography that deals with social groups, races, castes, etc., is called

social geography. 

 2) Regional geography - The method used by geographers to survey the land surface by marking it piece
by piece is called regional geography. Varenias is the creator of regional geography. The different
branches of regional geography are: 1) Regional Survey 2) Regional Development 3) Regional Planning. 

Scope of Geography: Geography is a synthetic subject formed by the combination of natural sciences and

sociology. Although geography has the opportunity to describe all the natural and unnatural aspects of the world,

special emphasis is laid on three specific subjects. E.g. 

 1) Man-Nature Relationship: Geography plays an important role in determining the interrelationship

between man and nature. 

 2) Territorial segregation : Dividing different parts of the earth's surface into regions to practice a
thorough survey of those regions. 

 3) Determining position: Here position means latitude, position determined by longitude, relative

position between different places, determining the interrelationship between different places etc. 

  Analyzing the three issues mentioned above, it is understood that just as the definition of geography has changed

in line with the changing thinking of people over the ages, the scope of geography has also been expanding.