Geography: The Study of Earth and its Complexities

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What does the word 'geography' literally mean?

  • The study of lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth
  • A bridge between natural science and social science disciplines
  • The Earth and its human and natural complexities
  • To describe the Earth (correct)

Who was the Greek scholar credited with the first recorded use of the word 'γεωγραφία'?

  • Aristotle
  • Plato
  • Eratosthenes (correct)
  • Socrates

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

  • Space, place, time, and scale (correct)
  • Lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena
  • A broad discipline with multiple approaches and modalities
  • Understanding Earth and its complexities

When did the earliest attempts to understand the world spatially date back to?

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

What does geography seek to understand?

<p>Earth and its human and natural complexities (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an operating system?

<p>Software that manages computer hardware and software resources (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which function does an operating system perform?

<p>Memory management (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of an operating system in a computer system?

<p>Manages input and output devices (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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