Geography Trivia
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What is the literal meaning of the term 'Geography'?

  • The study of celestial bodies
  • The study of natural phenomena
  • The Earth description (correct)
  • The science of mapping
  • What does geography seek to understand?

  • The history of celestial bodies
  • The spatial arrangement of objects
  • Earth and its human and natural complexities (correct)
  • The interaction of natural phenomena
  • Who was the first known scholar to use the term 'Geography'?

  • Eratosthenes (correct)
  • Plato
  • Aristotle
  • Socrates
  • What has geography been described as?

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

    When do the earliest concepts of geography, such as cartography, date back to?

    <p>The earliest attempts to understand the world spatially</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>The Earth description</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of geography?

    <p>Understanding Earth and its human and natural complexities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is credited with the first recorded use of the word 'geography'?

    <p>Eratosthenes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between geography and planetary science?

    <p>Many concepts in geography can be applied to other celestial bodies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How far back do the concepts of geography, such as cartography, date?

    <p>To the earliest attempts to understand the world spatially</p> Signup and view all the answers

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