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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
- Eratosthenes (correct)
- Aristotle
- Plato
What is the literal meaning of the term 'geography'?
What is the literal meaning of the term 'geography'?
- The study of Earth's atmosphere
- The study of Earth's history
- The Earth description (correct)
- The study of maps
What does geography seek to understand?
What does geography seek to understand?
- Theories of planetary science
- The history of Earth's inhabitants
- Earth and its human and natural complexities (correct)
- Only the physical features of Earth
Which discipline has geography been described as a bridge between?
Which discipline has geography been described as a bridge between?
To what time period does the earliest example of an attempted world map date back?
To what time period does the earliest example of an attempted world map date back?