Geography Challenge

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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?

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?

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?

An attempted world map dating to the 9th century Signup and view all the answers

Who developed the J programming language in the early 1990s?

Kenneth E. Iverson and Roger Hui Signup and view all the answers

How is geography described in relation to other disciplines?

As a bridge between natural science and social science disciplines Signup and view all the answers

What character set does J programming language primarily use?

Basic ASCII character set Signup and view all the answers

What type of programming is J language most suited for?

Mathematical and statistical programming Signup and view all the answers

What do dot and colon serve as in the J programming language?

Inflections to form short words similar to digraphs Signup and view all the answers

How are characters like [] {} treated in the J programming language?

As stand-alone words or, when inflected, as single-character roots of multi-character words Signup and view all the answers

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What is the literal meaning of the word 'geography'?

What does geography seek to understand?

What is the significance of the word 'γεωγραφία' in history?

What is the earliest known attempt to understand the world spatially?

Who developed the J programming language in the early 1990s?

How is geography described in relation to other disciplines?

What character set does J programming language primarily use?

What type of programming is J language most suited for?

What do dot and colon serve as in the J programming language?

How are characters like [] {} treated in the J programming language?

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