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What is the literal meaning of the term 'geography'?
What is the literal meaning of the term 'geography'?
- Understanding of natural science
- Description of the Earth (correct)
- Understanding of social science
- Study of celestial bodies
What does geography seek to understand?
What does geography seek to understand?
- The geological composition of planets
- The universe and its mysteries
- The history of ancient civilizations
- Earth and its human and natural complexities (correct)
Who was the Greek scholar credited with the first recorded use of the word 'geography'?
Who was the Greek scholar credited with the first recorded use of the word 'geography'?
- Socrates
- Aristotle
- Plato
- Eratosthenes (correct)
What has geography been described as?
What has geography been described as?
To what time period does the earliest example of an attempted world map date back to?
To what time period does the earliest example of an attempted world map date back to?