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What is the literal meaning of the term 'Geography'?
What is the literal meaning of the term 'Geography'?
- Earth description (correct)
- Description of Earth's inhabitants
- Study of Earth's features and phenomena
- Understanding of Earth's human and natural complexities
In which century did the Greek scholar Eratosthenes first use the term 'γεωγραφία'?
In which century did the Greek scholar Eratosthenes first use the term 'γεωγραφία'?
- 4th century BC
- 3rd century BC (correct)
- 2nd century BC
- 1st century BC
What does geography seek to understand?
What does geography seek to understand?
- The changes and origins of objects (correct)
- The location of objects
- The study of Earth's features only
- The spatial understanding of the world
What has geography been called in relation to other disciplines?
What has geography been called in relation to other disciplines?
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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?
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