Geography Quiz

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Who invented the word geography?

  • Plato
  • Aristotle
  • Strabo
  • Eratosthenes of Cyrene (correct)

What does the word 'geography' mean?

  • Fire analysis
  • Water exploration
  • Earth description (correct)
  • Sky study

Who was the first to demonstrate that the Earth was round and to calculate its dimensions?

  • Eratosthenes of Cyrene (correct)
  • Aristotle
  • Strabo
  • Plato

Who wrote the work called Geographica recognizing the Aristotelian works as a basis?

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What was the relationship between Eratosthenes and the word 'geography'?

<p>He invented the word geography (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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