world human geography section 1 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

The winter snow house of Eskimos are called

a) Kayak

b) Yurt

c) Igloo

d) Toupic

Question : 2

Consider the following statement According to the Malthusion model

1. Population tends to increase arithmetically.
2. Positive and preventive checks prevent excessive growth rate of population.
3. The basis of preventive checks is moral restraint.
4. Postponement of marriage is to be emplasized.

a) 2, 3 and 4 are correct

b) 1 and 2 are correct

c) 1, 2 and 3 are correct

d) 1, 3 and 4 are correct

Question : 3

Why South-East Asia has the largest concentration of peasant population at the global scale?

a) The region has favourable and healthier climate

b) The area is dominated by shifting cultivation due to favourable terrain character

c) Intensive subsistence farming is practised in the region

d) The area has a large forested area which is cleared for cultivation of various crops