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What is the meaning of the term 'geography'?
The study of Earth and its human and natural complexities
When was the first recorded use of the word 'geography'?
3rd century BC
What can be considered as the core concepts of geography?
Space, place, time, and scale
In what century did the earliest attempt to understand the world spatially occur?
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Why has geography been called 'a bridge between natural science and social science disciplines'?
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Which scientific theory states that Earth's lithosphere comprises a number of large tectonic plates that have been slowly moving for billions of years?
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What is the term for the boundaries where tectonic plates meet and their relative motion determines the type of plate boundary or fault?
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Which process at convergent plate boundaries results in one tectonic plate carrying the edge of another plate down under it and into the mantle?
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What is the composition of tectonic plates that includes the oceanic lithosphere and the thicker continental lithosphere?
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What geological activities are typically experienced at active faults resulting from the relative movement of tectonic plates?
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