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Which term best describes the study of the earth's physical characteristics, its inhabitants and cultures, climate, and the spatial relationships between all physical and cultural phenomena in the world?
Which term best describes the study of the earth's physical characteristics, its inhabitants and cultures, climate, and the spatial relationships between all physical and cultural phenomena in the world?
- Geography (correct)
- Geology
- Sociology
- Anthropology
Who is credited with devising one of the first systems of longitude and latitude and calculating the earth's circumference?
Who is credited with devising one of the first systems of longitude and latitude and calculating the earth's circumference?
- Eratosthenes of Cyrene (correct)
- Aristotle
- Plato
- Hippocrates
What does the word 'geography' mean?
What does the word 'geography' mean?
- Study of cultural phenomena
- Study of the universe
- Study of the Earth's surface (correct)
- Study of climate
Where was Eratosthenes of Cyrene from?
Where was Eratosthenes of Cyrene from?
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What is the main focus of geography?
What is the main focus of geography?
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