10 Questions
What revolution occurred in the Age of Enlightenment related to natural philosophy?
Scientific revolution
Which academic discipline is considered one of the branches of social science?
Anthropology
Which approach may interpretivist or speculative social scientists use?
Social critique
What do positivist social scientists use as tools for understanding societies?
Methods resembling those used in the natural sciences
In modern academic practice, what do researchers often do in terms of methodologies?
Researchers are eclectic, using multiple methodologies
What is the etymological origin of the word 'Geography'?
Combination of Greek words 'Geo' (The Earth) and 'Graphien' (to describe)
Who was the Greek scholar credited with the first recorded use of the word 'γεωγραφία'?
Eratosthenes (276–194 BC)
What is the focus of geography as a discipline?
Space, place, time, and scale
Which ancient civilization produced the earliest known attempted world map?
Ancient Babylon (9th century BCE)
How is geography described in relation to other scientific disciplines?
A bridge between natural science and social science disciplines
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