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What is the literal meaning of the term 'geography'?
What is the literal meaning of the term 'geography'?
- The study of maps
- The study of human societies
- The science of weather patterns
- The Earth description (correct)
What does geography seek to understand?
What does geography seek to understand?
- Only the physical features of Earth
- The history of human civilizations
- Earth and its human and natural complexities (correct)
- The geological composition of Earth
Who was the Greek scholar associated with the first recorded use of the word 'geography'?
Who was the Greek scholar associated with the first recorded use of the word 'geography'?
- Socrates
- Plato
- Eratosthenes (correct)
- Aristotle
What is geography often described as, in relation to other disciplines?
What is geography often described as, in relation to other disciplines?
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To what period does the earliest example of an attempted world map date back?
To what period does the earliest example of an attempted world map date back?
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