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What is the literal meaning of the term 'geography'?
What is the literal meaning of the term 'geography'?
- The science of Earth
- The description of Earth's inhabitants
- The Earth description (correct)
- The study of Earth's features
What does geography seek to understand?
What does geography seek to understand?
- Earth and its human and natural complexities (correct)
- The physical features of Earth
- The phenomena of Earth
- The location of objects on Earth
Who was the first known scholar to use the word 'geography'?
Who was the first known scholar to use the word 'geography'?
- Socrates
- Plato
- Aristotle
- Eratosthenes (correct)
What is geography often referred to as?
What is geography often referred to as?
When did the earliest attempts to understand the world spatially date back to?
When did the earliest attempts to understand the world spatially date back to?