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What does geography seek to understand?
What does geography seek to understand?
- The location of objects on Earth
- The history of Earth's formation
- Only the physical features of Earth
- Earth and its human and natural complexities (correct)
What is the etymology of the word 'geography'?
What is the etymology of the word 'geography'?
- Originated from Sanskrit word 'Bhugol'
- Derived from Latin 'geographia'
- From French word 'géographie'
- Combination of Greek words 'Geo' (The Earth) and 'Graphien' (to describe) (correct)
Who was the Greek scholar credited with the first recorded use of the word 'geography'?
Who was the Greek scholar credited with the first recorded use of the word 'geography'?
- Aristotle (384–322 BC)
- Eratosthenes (276–194 BC) (correct)
- Plato (428/427 or 424/423–348/347 BC)
- Socrates (470/469–399 BC)
What is geography often referred to as?
What is geography often referred to as?
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To what time period can the earliest example of an attempted world map be traced back?
To what time period can the earliest example of an attempted world map be traced back?
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