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Who is considered the Father of Geography?
Who is considered the Father of Geography?
- Eratosthenes (correct)
- Plato
- Aristotle
- Socrates
When was the study officially named geography?
When was the study officially named geography?
- Around 200 B.C. (correct)
- Around 500 B.C.
- Around 1000 B.C.
- Around 100 A.D.
What is the branch of geography that focuses on how human culture and society have formed the Earth?
What is the branch of geography that focuses on how human culture and society have formed the Earth?
- Physical geography
- Cultural geography
- Human geography (correct)
- Social geography
What is the main focus of physical geography?
What is the main focus of physical geography?
What is the term used for the true location of places geographically as opposed to our perception of location?
What is the term used for the true location of places geographically as opposed to our perception of location?
What is the best-known geography tool?
What is the best-known geography tool?
Which science studies both the physical aspects of the earth and social phenomena?
Which science studies both the physical aspects of the earth and social phenomena?
What is the ancient science in the form of map-making?
What is the ancient science in the form of map-making?
Which projection, developed in 1570, is still used in many maps today?
Which projection, developed in 1570, is still used in many maps today?
What tool builds on GPS data to integrate maps and other kinds of information?
What tool builds on GPS data to integrate maps and other kinds of information?
What is the term for regions based on shared characteristics?
What is the term for regions based on shared characteristics?
Which continent is the only one without permanent human civilizations?
Which continent is the only one without permanent human civilizations?
What separates North and South America?
What separates North and South America?
Which two regions act as a subtle border between Europe and Asia?
Which two regions act as a subtle border between Europe and Asia?
What mainly separates the regions of Africa?
What mainly separates the regions of Africa?
What is the purpose of a map legend?
What is the purpose of a map legend?
What does the map scale express?
What does the map scale express?
What is the purpose of geographical coordinates?
What is the purpose of geographical coordinates?
What does latitude denote in geographical coordinates?
What does latitude denote in geographical coordinates?
What does longitude denote in geographical coordinates?
What does longitude denote in geographical coordinates?
What do contour lines on a topographic map connect?
What do contour lines on a topographic map connect?
What do index contours on a topographic map indicate?
What do index contours on a topographic map indicate?
What is the purpose of a contour interval on a topographic map?
What is the purpose of a contour interval on a topographic map?
What is the term for contour lines that show depressions on a topographic map?
What is the term for contour lines that show depressions on a topographic map?
What is the key difference between a topographic map and a geologic map?
What is the key difference between a topographic map and a geologic map?
What is the term for a small, icy body of frozen gases, rocks, and cosmic dust that orbits the sun in an elliptical path?
What is the term for a small, icy body of frozen gases, rocks, and cosmic dust that orbits the sun in an elliptical path?
Which planet in Earth's solar system is considered a terrestrial planet?
Which planet in Earth's solar system is considered a terrestrial planet?
What is the term for a natural satellite that makes one orbit around the earth each month?
What is the term for a natural satellite that makes one orbit around the earth each month?
What is the main difference between terrestrial planets and Jovian planets in Earth's solar system?
What is the main difference between terrestrial planets and Jovian planets in Earth's solar system?
What causes the greenhouse effect on Earth?
What causes the greenhouse effect on Earth?
What is the main component of Earth's atmosphere?
What is the main component of Earth's atmosphere?
What is the protective layer of oxygen ions lying 15-30 km above the Earth's surface called?
What is the protective layer of oxygen ions lying 15-30 km above the Earth's surface called?
What process returns water to the surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail?
What process returns water to the surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail?
What is the main difference between weather and climate?
What is the main difference between weather and climate?
What is the purpose of Köppen climate classification?
What is the purpose of Köppen climate classification?
What primarily causes tides on Earth?
What primarily causes tides on Earth?
What is the main reason behind the formation of spring tides and neap tides?
What is the main reason behind the formation of spring tides and neap tides?
What process significantly contributed to the increase in oxygen levels on Earth?
What process significantly contributed to the increase in oxygen levels on Earth?
What caused the evolution of Earth's ancient atmosphere into its current composition?
What caused the evolution of Earth's ancient atmosphere into its current composition?
What is the main cause of the deformations of a body resulting in tides?
What is the main cause of the deformations of a body resulting in tides?
What is the main reason behind the prosperity of the Hittite civilization?
What is the main reason behind the prosperity of the Hittite civilization?
What allowed the Incas to overcome geography and climate in building Machu Picchu?
What allowed the Incas to overcome geography and climate in building Machu Picchu?
What is the main focus of geomorphologists' study?
What is the main focus of geomorphologists' study?
What is the driving force behind the movement of the earth's plates according to the theory of plate tectonics?
What is the driving force behind the movement of the earth's plates according to the theory of plate tectonics?
What is the current accepted theory that describes how the face of the earth can change over time?
What is the current accepted theory that describes how the face of the earth can change over time?
What is the primary difference between weathering and erosion?
What is the primary difference between weathering and erosion?
How does water erosion compare to wind and glacial erosion?
How does water erosion compare to wind and glacial erosion?
What is the primary focus of biogeography?
What is the primary focus of biogeography?
What is the purpose of studying the fossil record in biogeography?
What is the purpose of studying the fossil record in biogeography?
How do scientists use biogeography to understand Earth's historically changing climate?
How do scientists use biogeography to understand Earth's historically changing climate?
