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What is the etymological origin of the word 'geography'?
What is the etymological origin of the word 'geography'?
- Combination of Greek words 'Geo' (The Earth) and 'Graphien' (to describe) (correct)
- Derived from the Sanskrit word 'Jalavidya' meaning 'study of lands'
- Derived from Latin 'geographia' meaning 'study of the earth'
- Derived from the Arabic word 'Jughrafiya' meaning 'earth description'
What does geography seek to understand?
What does geography seek to understand?
- Earth and its human and natural complexities (correct)
- The geographical locations of different countries
- Only the physical features of the Earth
- The historical events that shaped the Earth
Who was the Greek scholar credited with the first recorded use of the word 'γεωγραφία'?
Who was the Greek scholar credited with the first recorded use of the word 'γεωγραφία'?
- Aristotle (384–322 BC)
- Plato (428/427 or 424/423 – 348/347 BC)
- Socrates (469/470–399 BC)
- Eratosthenes (276–194 BC) (correct)
What has geography been described as?
What has geography been described as?
To what time period can the earliest example of an attempted world map be traced back?
To what time period can the earliest example of an attempted world map be traced back?
What type of agriculture involves cultivation of a single agricultural crop over large tracts of land or estates?
What type of agriculture involves cultivation of a single agricultural crop over large tracts of land or estates?
Which type of agriculture is mainly practiced in the irrigated areas of the plains of northern India and the coastal area of south India?
Which type of agriculture is mainly practiced in the irrigated areas of the plains of northern India and the coastal area of south India?
What type of farming involves cultivation of small farms using large inputs of labor, manures, and fertilizers?
What type of farming involves cultivation of small farms using large inputs of labor, manures, and fertilizers?
What is being promoted to check the practice of shifting cultivation?
What is being promoted to check the practice of shifting cultivation?
What does intercropping involve?
What does intercropping involve?
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