Match List I with List II

  LIST I (Thinker)   LIST II (Contribution/Thought)
A. Schaefer  I. Planning with the people rather than planning for them.
B. Wright  II. Criticised geography as the science of distributions
C. Bunge  III. Geosophy
D. Hettner  IV. Drew attention on the formulation of laws governing spatial distribution of phenomena.

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  1. A - I, B - III, C - II, D - IV
  2. A - IV, B - III, C - I, D - II
  3. A - II, B - III, C - IV, D - I
  4. A - III, B - I, C - II, D - IV

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Option 3 : A - II, B - III, C - IV, D - I
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The correct answer A - II, B - III, C - IV, D - I
Key Points

List I (Thinker) List II (Contribution/Thought) Characteristics
A. Schaefer II. Criticised geography as the science of distributions
  • Fred K. Schaefer was a German geographer known for his critique of the area studies approach in geography.
  • Preferring a more quantitative and theoretical approach, thereby criticizing geography as the science of distributions.
B. Wright III. Geosophy
  • John Kirtland Wright was an American geographer notable for his concepts of 'geosophy', studying the geographical knowledge of an era and its cultural implications.
C. Bunge I.Drew attention on the formulation of laws governing spatial distribution of phenomena.
  • William Bunge, an American geographer, was associated with the concept of 'radical geography' and
  • laws
  • Considered geography as a distinct discipline focused on the relationship between various natural phenomena occurring in a particular space
D. Hettner IV.  Planning with the people rather than planning for them.
  • Alfred Hettner, a German geographer, laid emphasis on deriving general geographical  and 
  • was an advocate for participatory action, implying planning with the people rather than for them.
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