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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?

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'?

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?

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

To what time period can the earliest example of an attempted world map be traced back?

9th century Signup and view all the answers

What type of agriculture involves cultivation of a single agricultural crop over large tracts of land or estates?

Plantation farming Signup and view all the answers

Which type of agriculture is mainly practiced in the irrigated areas of the plains of northern India and the coastal area of south India?

Intensive subsistence farming Signup and view all the answers

What type of farming involves cultivation of small farms using large inputs of labor, manures, and fertilizers?

Intensive subsistence farming Signup and view all the answers

What is being promoted to check the practice of shifting cultivation?

Tree plantation Signup and view all the answers

What does intercropping involve?

Growing two or more crops next to each other at the same time Signup and view all the answers

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What is the etymological origin of the word 'geography'?

What does geography seek to understand?

Who was the Greek scholar credited with the first recorded use of the word 'γεωγραφία'?

What has geography been described as?

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?

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 is being promoted to check the practice of shifting cultivation?

What does intercropping involve?

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