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What revolution occurred in the Age of Enlightenment related to natural philosophy?

  • Scientific revolution (correct)
  • Technological revolution
  • Revolution within natural philosophy
  • Industrial revolution
  • Which academic discipline is considered one of the branches of social science?

  • Astronomy
  • Botany
  • Physics
  • Anthropology (correct)
  • Which approach may interpretivist or speculative social scientists use?

  • Chemical analysis
  • Genetic engineering
  • Social critique (correct)
  • Mathematical modeling
  • What do positivist social scientists use as tools for understanding societies?

    <p>Methods resembling those used in the natural sciences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In modern academic practice, what do researchers often do in terms of methodologies?

    <p>Researchers are eclectic, using multiple methodologies</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

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

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

    What is the focus of geography as a discipline?

    <p>Space, place, time, and scale</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which ancient civilization produced the earliest known attempted world map?

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

    How is geography described in relation to other scientific disciplines?

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

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