Question 2.

All of the following are advanced by the author as reasons why non-geographers disregard geographic influences on human phenomena EXCEPT their:
A
dismissal of explanations that involve geographical causes for human behaviour.
B
belief in the central role of humans, unrelated to physical surroundings, in influencing phenomena.
C
lingering impressions of past geographic analyses that were politically offensive.
D
disciplinary training which typically does not include technical knowledge of geography.

Question Explanation

Text Explanation

The reasons mentioned in options B, C and D are clearly stated in the passage.


The line, 'Another reason for reflex rejection of geographic explanations is that historians have a tradition, in their discipline, of stressing the role of contingency (a favorite word among historians) based on individual decisions and chance' relates to option B.


Option C relates to the line, 'One reason is that some geographic explanations advanced a century ago were racist...'


Option D relates to the last two lines of the passage.


Option A, on the other hand, does not provide a reason for the disregard of geographic influences by non-geographers. So, this is the correct answer choice.


The question is " All of the following are advanced by the author as reasons why non-geographers disregard geographic influences on human phenomena EXCEPT their: "


Hence, the answer is 'dismissal of explanations that involve geographical causes for human behaviour.'


Choice A is the correct answer.

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