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What is the etymology of the word 'geography'?
Combination of Greek words 'Geo' (The Earth) and 'Graphien' (to describe)
What does geography seek to understand?
Earth and its human and natural complexities
Who was the Greek scholar credited with the first recorded use of the word 'geography'?
Eratosthenes (276–194 BC)
What is geography considered to be by some scholars?
A bridge between natural science and social science disciplines
To what period does the earliest attempted world map date back to?
9th century
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