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Who was the Greek scholar credited with the first recorded use of the word 'geography'?
Who was the Greek scholar credited with the first recorded use of the word 'geography'?
- Aristotle
- Eratosthenes (correct)
- Socrates
- Plato
What does geography seek to understand?
What does geography seek to understand?
- The locations of objects
- Earth and its human and natural complexities (correct)
- The composition of celestial bodies
- The history of Earth's features
When did the earliest attempts to understand the world spatially date back to?
When did the earliest attempts to understand the world spatially date back to?
- 3rd century AD
- 15th century
- 9th century (correct)
- 5th century BC
What is the literal meaning of the term 'geography'?
What is the literal meaning of the term 'geography'?
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What has geography been referred to as?
What has geography been referred to as?
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