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What is the literal meaning of the word 'geography'?

  • Study of Earth's features and inhabitants
  • Understanding Earth's natural complexities
  • Combination of 'Geo' and 'Graphien' (correct)
  • Description of Earth's phenomena

What does geography seek to understand?

  • Where objects are located
  • How Earth's features have changed (correct)
  • The history of Earth's inhabitants
  • The core concepts of planetary science

Who was the first known person to use the word 'geography'?

  • Plato
  • Aristotle
  • Eratosthenes (correct)
  • Socrates

When did the earliest attempts to understand the world spatially occur?

<p>9th century BCE in ancient Babylon (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the core concepts consistent between all approaches of geography?

<p>Space, place, time, and scale (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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