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How was the paper ? Geography optional

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  • Are we supposed to explain geography is multi dimensional? My answer had 3 parts-1. Geography as a multidimensional discipline.2. In the second part didn't know what to write; wrote about French and German school, wrote that they have been the major contributors. 3 last few lines wrote geographers from other parts have oflate begun to make significant contribution. Did not explain much here; didn't have much time as I attempted this question at the end.
  • Is anyone willing to discuss the paper???
    Ya sure, let's start with paper 1
    Q5a) Geography... Eurocentricity .. only recently challeged what all did u writr?
    I wrote.
    1. Post colonialism.
    2. Environmentalism. How nature as usufruct changed to nature as a nurture perspective.
    In this question do we need to write about contribution of the European geographers (starting right from Aristotle ) and how their ideas were challenged by contemporary or subsequent geographers.
    Yes that, but in a 10 marker
    The last two lines would be a major part how the eurocentricity was challenged. I think.
    Most of the data collection/modelling were from europe...generalise for entire world...ethenocentrasim...functional rigidity in terms of european model of capitalism and growth/papulation theoris...all were eurocentric..then backlesh/ social relevence...i wrote on this line...
    ..
  • Did anyone attempt pronatalist policy question??
  • Is anyone willing to discuss the paper???
    Ya sure, let's start with paper 1
    Q5a) Geography... Eurocentricity .. only recently challeged what all did u writr?
    I wrote.
    1. Post colonialism.
    2. Environmentalism. How nature as usufruct changed to nature as a nurture perspective.
    In this question do we need to write about contribution of the European geographers (starting right from Aristotle ) and how their ideas were challenged by contemporary or subsequent geographers.
    Yes that, but in a 10 marker
    The last two lines would be a major part how the eurocentricity was challenged. I think.
    Most of the data collection/modelling were from europe...generalise for entire world...ethenocentrasim...functional rigidity in terms of european model of capitalism and growth/papulation theoris...all were eurocentric..then backlesh/ social relevence...i wrote on this line...
    ..
    along with these also added , radical geographer James Blaut 's critique of western ethnocentrism and proposal to bring multicentric-ethnocentric approach.
  • Anyone que 7 and 8 in paper 1 ?
  • Ques 7c) 1st part I mentioned about realism, Marxism and structuralism. Themes I took social inequality, feminism, environment, population.
  • 7a) welfare geography: started with it's emergence, few geographers related to it like dm smith, then ideas of Harold lasswell who gets where what how. Also made a graph related to resource distribution through welfare contours and pareto curves.
    Ended with few criticisms and lastly how it inspired concepts like social well-being.
  • 7a) welfare geography: started with it's emergence, few geographers related to it like dm smith, then ideas of Harold lasswell who gets where what how. Also made a graph related to resource distribution through welfare contours and pareto curves.
    Ended with few criticisms and lastly how it inspired concepts like social well-being.
    In the scope I added , Welfare + QR --> Policy making and gave example of setting up growth center or choosing smart cities- how spatially selecting these cities can be made more effective.

    How was time management in paper 2 ?
  • 7a) welfare geography: started with it's emergence, few geographers related to it like dm smith, then ideas of Harold lasswell who gets where what how. Also made a graph related to resource distribution through welfare contours and pareto curves.
    Ended with few criticisms and lastly how it inspired concepts like social well-being.
    In the scope I added , Welfare + QR --> Policy making and gave example of setting up growth center or choosing smart cities- how spatially selecting these cities can be made more effective.

    How was time management in paper 2 ?
    Thik tha, completed the paper.
  • Is anyone willing to discuss the paper???
    Ya sure, let's start with paper 1
    Q5a) Geography... Eurocentricity .. only recently challeged what all did u writr?
    I wrote.
    1. Post colonialism.
    2. Environmentalism. How nature as usufruct changed to nature as a nurture perspective.
    I added that one of the current editors of Antipode is an Indian and major journals of Human Geography are focussing on Indian issues in recent times. Also gave a passing reference to Geography n You magazine.
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