EDUCATION (CBSE/UGC NET)

EDUCATION UGC NET

BASIC FACT ABOUT EDUCATION SYSTEMS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which subject tries to understand the role of man in changing his environment?
A
History
B
Biology
C
Geography
D
Political Science
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hence, Geography tries to understand the role of man in changing his environment.

Detailed explanation-2: -Human beings have been modifying the natural environment for many years. Humans clean lands for their personal uses like agriculture or building their habitats. We cut the trees, divert the water and streams and overuse the natural resources to fulfil our needs.

Detailed explanation-3: -Human geography is the study of Man and his surroundings to the natural environment. It deals with how human activity affects or is influenced by the environment.

Detailed explanation-4: -In the opinion of environmental determinists, human geography is the study of influence of physical environment on man. Barrows, in his presidential address (1922), recommended that relationships in geography should be studied “from man’s adjustment to environment, rather than the reverse”.

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