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What is the main purpose of applying rational knowledge and mathematical instrumentation when expressing a natural form in graphical form?
According to the passage, what is the primary focus of modern geography?
What is the relationship between geography and mathematical modeling described in the passage?
What is the role of interdisciplinary approaches in modern geography according to the passage?
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What is the primary way in which geography deals with 'space' according to the passage?
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How does the passage describe the relationship between geography and mathematical instrumentation?
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What was the initial role of geographers?
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What is the significance of Strabo's work in the first century CE, as mentioned in the text?
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What did Strabo's "Geography" focus on?
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What did Strabo promote regarding the geographic position of a land?
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According to the passage, what did geography start doing later on, in addition to its initial role?
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What does the text suggest about the evolution of geography as a discipline?
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What is the core focus of Jean Piaget's 'psychogenetic' theory?
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Which of the following is NOT one of the specific research questions mentioned in the text that motivated Piaget's works?
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What is the common postulate of modern theories of space?
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Based on the text, what is the 'opposite extreme' of Piaget's 'psychogenetic' theory?
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What is the significance of the actions that people carry out on objects in space?
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Which of the following statements best summarizes the main idea of the text?
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What term is used to describe the method promoted by the author?
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What is the major difference between the distribution of managerial staff and workers in France?
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How does the author describe the spaces investigated by astronomers?
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What concept does the author suggest that people struggle to understand when dealing with distant spaces?
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What does the text imply about the concept of distance in distant spaces compared to earthly distances?
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What does the concept of vacuum introduce to individuals dealing with distant spaces according to the text?
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What is the primary purpose of spatial analysis?
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What is the key concept that the text suggests is frequently quoted in the geographic community?
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What are the three primitive elements that combine to create delimitations within a physical space?
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What is the example provided in the text of a spatial analysis that led to the comprehension of a spatially inscribed phenomenon?
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Which of the following best describes the conception of space that has developed based on the observation that geographers analyze just points, lines, and surfaces?
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What does the text suggest is the relationship between space and what fills it?
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