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What does the term 'history' encompass?

  • Events unrelated to human past
  • Only past written events
  • Future predictions and events
  • Past events, memory, discovery, and interpretation (correct)

    • What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?

  • Fictional stories and myths
  • Scientific experiments and studies
  • Written documents, oral accounts, art, and material artifacts (correct)
  • Internet blogs and social media posts

    • What is considered as prehistory?

  • The period of events before the industrial revolution
  • The period of events before the academic study of history
  • The period of events after the invention of writing systems
  • The period of events before the invention of writing systems (correct)

    • What does history as an academic discipline use to describe past events?

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

    What is the nature of history as debated by historians?

    <p>An end in itself and its usefulness in giving meaning to the past</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the etymological origin of the word 'geography'?

    <p>Combination of Greek words 'Geo' (The Earth) and 'Graphien' (to describe)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does geography as a field of science seek to understand?

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

    Who was the Greek scholar associated with the first recorded use of the word 'geography'?

    <p>Eratosthenes (276–194 BC)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What has geography been described as by scholars?

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

    To which field of science can many concepts of geography be applied more broadly?

    <p>Planetary science</p> Signup and view all the answers

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