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Question 1

What is Kuhn's paradigm theory in geography?

Accepted Answer

Kuhn's paradigm theory in geography applies Thomas Kuhn's model of scientific revolutions—normal science, anomalies, crisis, and revolution—to explain how geographical thought shifts between dominant frameworks like environmental determinism, quantitative revolution, and postmodernism.

Question 2

How many major paradigms has geography experienced?

Accepted Answer

Geography has experienced at least seven major paradigms: environmental determinism, possibilism, quantitative revolution, humanistic geography, radical geography, behavioral geography, and postmodern geography, each addressing anomalies of its predecessor.

Question 3

Why is Kuhn's model important for geography students?

Accepted Answer

Kuhn's model helps geography students organize fragmented theories into a coherent intellectual history, understand methodological pluralism, and prepare for exams like UPSC Geography Optional and UGC NET which explicitly test paradigm concepts.

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Kuhn Paradigm Geography: Understanding Scientific Revolutions in Geographical Thought