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What does geography seek to understand?
Earth and its human and natural complexities
What is the etymology of the word 'geography'?
Combination of Greek words 'Geo' (The Earth) and 'Graphien' (to describe)
Who was the Greek scholar credited with the first recorded use of the word 'geography'?
Eratosthenes (276–194 BC)
What is geography often referred to as?
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To what time period can the earliest example of an attempted world map be traced back?
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