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What is the literal meaning of the term 'geography'?

  • The Earth description (correct)
  • The study of celestial bodies
  • The understanding of Earth's features
  • The study of human and natural complexities
  • What does geography seek to understand?

  • The features of celestial bodies
  • The locations of objects on Earth
  • Earth and its human and natural complexities (correct)
  • The changes in Earth's climate
  • Who was the Greek scholar credited with the first recorded use of the word 'γεωγραφία'?

  • Plato
  • Pythagoras
  • Aristotle
  • Eratosthenes (correct)
  • What has geography been called due to its interdisciplinary nature?

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

    When do the concepts of geography, such as cartography, date back to?

    <p>The earliest attempts to understand the world spatially</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When did nascent farmers begin planting grains?

    <p>105,000 years ago</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When were sheep, goats, pigs, and cattle domesticated?

    <p>Around 10,000 years ago</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the twentieth century, what type of agriculture came to dominate agricultural output?

    <p>Industrial agriculture based on large-scale monocultures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What percentage of the world's farmland is operated by the largest one percent of farms?

    <p>More than 70 percent</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How much of the world's food do small farms produce?

    <p>About a third</p> Signup and view all the answers

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