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What is the literal meaning of the word 'geography'?
What is the literal meaning of the word 'geography'?
- Understanding Earth's natural complexities
- Study of the Earth's features and phenomena
- Description of the Earth (correct)
- Science of Earth's inhabitants
What does geography seek to understand?
What does geography seek to understand?
- The interactions between Earth and other celestial bodies
- The changes and origins of Earth's features (correct)
- The distribution of human populations
- The locations of objects on Earth
What is the significance of the word 'γεωγραφία' in history?
What is the significance of the word 'γεωγραφία' in history?
- It was first used in the 9th century to describe Earth's features
- It originated from the combination of Greek words
- It was used as the title of a book by Greek scholar Eratosthenes (correct)
- It was the first term for the study of Earth
What is the earliest known attempt to understand the world spatially?
What is the earliest known attempt to understand the world spatially?
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Who developed the J programming language in the early 1990s?
Who developed the J programming language in the early 1990s?
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How is geography described in relation to other disciplines?
How is geography described in relation to other disciplines?
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What character set does J programming language primarily use?
What character set does J programming language primarily use?
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What type of programming is J language most suited for?
What type of programming is J language most suited for?
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What do dot and colon serve as in the J programming language?
What do dot and colon serve as in the J programming language?
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How are characters like [] {} treated in the J programming language?
How are characters like [] {} treated in the J programming language?
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