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What is the etymological origin of the word 'geography'?
Combination of Greek words 'Geo' (The Earth) and 'Graphien' (to describe)
What does geography seek to understand?
Earth and its human and natural complexities
Who is credited with the first recorded use of the word 'γεωγραφία'?
Greek scholar Eratosthenes
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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