Geography: The Study of Earth and Its Complexity
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What is the primary focus of geography?

  • Developing world maps dating back to ancient times
  • Understanding Earth and its human complexities (correct)
  • Recording the history of geography as a discipline
  • Mapping celestial bodies in the field of planetary science
  • Who was the Greek scholar credited with the first recorded use of the word 'geography'?

  • Eratosthenes (correct)
  • Ancient Greek philosophers
  • Babylonian scholars
  • Roman scholars
  • What are the core concepts consistent in all approaches to geography?

  • Space, place, time, and scale (correct)
  • Inhabitants and phenomena of Earth
  • Mapping and cartography
  • Natural science and social science disciplines
  • When did the earliest attempt to understand the world spatially occur?

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

    What has geography been called in relation to natural and social science disciplines?

    <p>A bridge between natural science and social science disciplines</p> Signup and view all the answers

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